Purchased song cant be made into ringtone?

I know that we have to purchase a song from iTunes to make it into a ringtone so I did, but to only find out that it can't be made into a ringtone.
I already have the song on my computer (I ripped it from my cd's) and so I have two copies, a worthless one that can't even be made into a ringtone, and one that I have on my iPod.
What should I do since we can't make my own customizable ringtones?
or is there something that we can make my own ringtones?

As for bought songs you need to make sure it has a bell icon next to it in the iTunes store. Only those songs can be made into ringtones (not all songs are available).
As for custom. Well, you can look for the software mentioned, but you can also do it yourself quite easily if you know a little about how to use a computer and find the instructions online. With iTunes 7.5 and iPhone firmware 1.1.2 one can make their own ringtones pretty easy (at least easy for me).
Sorry, cannot post instructions here as they have deleted past posts about it.

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Is there an expiration date on songs purchased from the iTunes store??? Incredibly lame if so.

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This song cannot be made into a ringtone!

I JUST purchased a song to use as a ringtone (even though I had this song IN intunes because I owned the CD.
I downloaded it, and right clicked make ringtone and it says:
This song cannot be made into a ringtone. XXXX song title can no longer be made into a ringtone.
I JUST BOUGHT IT!
HELP!
Sharon

After you open the iTunes application select "iTunes Store" in the left panel.
On the top right corner below the "Search iTunes Store" you should see your ID for the store. Click on it.
Enter your password and click on "View Account".
Click "Purchase History" and then click "Report a problem".
On your latest purchases you should now be able to click on the link "Report a problem", select the "Problem" and enter your "Comments".

What? Now those purchased songs can't be made into ringtones?

Well, I buy a lot of music from the iTunes music store, and I have an iPhone. Perfect. Now I can make my own ringtones!
Well, it used to be that way. I made three ringtones about 6 months ago. Recently, however, I began to realize that fewer and fewer of the songs in my library had the ringtone button. What's going on? I even checked the songs that I had already made into a ringtone, and even THEY were missing the button?
A quick check on the iTunes Music Store shows me that many of the albums I have purchased are able to be turned into ringtones. Why, then, can I not do that? I ALREADY BOUGHT THEM, and indeed I already used some of them!
I called apple and was informed that I must repurchase the songs, because they had been "updated." Really? If that is the case, and I must repurchase songs that I have already purchased, just so I can then further purchase 30 seconds of that song for a ringtone, then I quit. If there really is no other way, then I will never buy from iTunes Music Store again. I am a long time Mac customer and music enthusiast, and I will NOT be punished for trying to do things the legal way.
Is there any other way?

Anyone you might have reached on the phone will have no knowledge about the issue; the iTunes Store does not have any telephone support, and the Apple tech support reps have no information about the iTunes Store products or policies.
First, make sure that you're running the latest version of iTunes and that you're connected to the US iTunes Store (look for the My Country link at the bottom of the main iTunes Store page; I presume you are since you say some tracks do show the ringtone icon). If both are correct, you can contact the iTunes Store Customer Service department using the form on their Contact page and explain the problem to them. Note that it's entirely possible that the owner of the tracks in question may have withdrawn permission for Apple to sell them as ringtones; such things do happen from time to time.
Good luck.

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Hi,
I already looked through previous answers around this topic, but didn't have any joy. One posting suggested creating a ringtone by rightclicking on the item in my library, but the option isnt there.
I purchased 4 ringtones (not music for use as a ringtone) on I Tunes, and sync'd the phone, so they are in my i-pod library - but not in the ringtones drop-down list. I tried dragging and dropping them on I Tunes on my computer, but this hasnt worked either..... help! I am in the UK so I am not entitled to the call-back service from Apple.
Thanks

"I purchased 4 ringtones (not music for use as a ringtone) on I Tunes,"
If this is so, then they should be under the "Ringtones" section under "Library" in itunes.
I think you purchased the song ( sound file) which still needs to be made into a ringtone. There are many free ways to do this.
Google will find them.

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I just created a regular playlist titled: -purchased old. Then I sorted by type to get all of the protected songs in a group and dragged them to the playlist. Another option would be to use a smartlist that constantly pulls purchased songs in by type (I think that's an option).

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Why Why Why cant i use a "purchased" song from Itunes as my ringtonE???

Other phones have had this feature for years.....

Get ready to be robbed cause that is exactly what is going to happen. Sounds like we're going to be charged 99 cents to "convert" any 30 second segment of a song we've already purchased to a custom ringtone (so probably won't work with MP3s you've ripped from your own CD collection).
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are you guys sure those songs can be made into ringtones? you can't just purchase any song and make it a ringtone it actualy must have the ringtone bell next to it. i purchased the new kanye cd and i got those messages when i tried to convert some of his songs which had no bells...amybe this is your problem?

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I downloaded a song that had the bell next to it. Five minutes later, it's downloaded, and I click the bell icon to make my ringtone. A box popped up that said "this song cannot be made into a ringtone- this song can no longer be made into a ringtone"
What's up with that??? I already had this song in my library. I only downloaded it again so that I could make the ringtone, and now it won't work. Anybody know what to do??
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