Trouble Burning in iTunes

Hi All:
I am having problems when burning a disc in iTunes. I get a message stating that this or a number of songs cannot be burned unless the computer is authorized thru Mac. The authorization IS turned on. The discs were imported under Apple LossLess type and I was told that this a type of write protection. hmmm.. I have burned other discs with this type of import with no problems. Also, I've tried to convert the files to AAC with no luck. It gets to the very end of the conversion process then I get an "unspecified error code -208" and the conversion quits.
Oh yes..tech support implied that we purchased the music from the iTunes store (hence the need to authorize), but these song were imported from my original disc.
I am already burning at a slow speed and have no issues with the media I am using. It works fine on the iBook.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Message was edited by: Sweetpea111557

Sweetpea111557 wrote:
I did notice, tho that the name and extension has the songs listed as .m4a while the kind in the play list is Apple Lossless.
Apple Lossless files have the .m4a extension.
try this:
in finder, right-click on your iTunes music folder and +get info+. unlock the little padlock (you may have to enter your admin password) and change the permission settings. next, click on the little gear-shaped icon and +apply to enclosed items+ like so
you may also give everyone read & write access. if this doesn't help, try the same on your iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music folder).
try burning a CD again.
if you have e.g. Toast installed, you might want to give burning a CD with that app a go.
JGG
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

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