WMA files into itunes

I read that unprotected wma files can easily be copied into itunes, but I have tried importing wma files both by importing and dragging and dropping, and I can't get it to work. These are wma files I recorded myself at a lecture, so I don't think they are protected. Is there any way to know? If not, what can I do to import them?

I stumbled across a method of converting unprotected wma files to aiff files using free tools you probably already have.
If you have iMovie HD 6 and Flip4Mac, then you can drag a wma into an iMovie project and it and Flip4Mac will convert the file to an aiff. You can find it within the media folder in the movie project.
You can then let iTunes convert the aiff to the compressed format of your choice. Since you're going through a double conversion, I'm assuming there will be some loss of quality. I couldn't tell the difference in the stuff I did, but your ear may be more demanding.

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