Unprotected songs with iTunes Match

It was my understanding that once I bought the iTunes Match, all my songs that I bought on the iTunes store would be of a higher quality and unprotected.
Apparently, the process of saving all my songs on the iCloud after buying iTunes Match went without a glitch, but, all the songs that I bought from the iTunes Store remain protected.
I'm trying to convert them into MP3 so I can upload them on an USB stick and use it in my car, but I get the pop up window that says that this song is protected and cannot be converted.
Did I miss something here, or is there a way of achieving what I want to do?
Regards
Pedro

Can I download an unprotected version of the song from iCloud after I have joined iTunes Match?
Yes! Go to this document:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1711
...and read the section on "Can I upgrade my previously purchased music to iTunes Plus?"

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