Purchased vs Protected Music Files

I have purchased many, many songs on iTunes and my Palm Pre played them all in the past.  However, some of the music files are now showing up as Protected ACC Audio files as opposed to Purchased ACC Audio files.  The Protected files won't play on my Pre.  Is there a solution for this?  Can I convert the protected songs to another format to allow them to play?
Thansk
Post relates to: Pre p100eww (Sprint)

I have the same problem, all music purchased from Itunes does not play on my palm pre. 

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