.wma protected files not importing to iTunes

i just bought a few songs from Puretracks, only to find out that when I try to import them to iTunes it won't let me because the files are "protected." Does anybody know how unprotect them or just make it so I can listen to them on my iPod?
thanks

I forgot to mention: when I try to import the files
iTunes prompts me to convert to AAC. After I click
'convert' it says it can't because it's a protected
file.
iTunes is trying to do what you want since iTunes doesn't PLAY .wma ... apparently it doesn't know the music is protected until it tries to do the conversion.

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