Go Team Me!!
I am quite pleased with myself.
I recently acquired a gift card to the MSN/Sympatico music store for $20. I happily logged on and purchased two essential "girl" albums (Tori and Jann) to download. Then I tried to copy them into my iTunes library.
Horrors! The files were PROTECTED from my beloved iTunes; gateway to the wonder that is my iPod. Instead of happily taking Tori and Jann with me everywhere I go, I was faced with the possibility of only being able to listen to my new music on Windows Media Player, through the tinny speakers of my laptop. I was sad. Well, actually I was pissed. Forgotten was the fact that said music was free. I wanted it on my iPod, dammit!
But then, it dawned on me. What if I could burn the new music to disc? And what if once burned to disc, said "protection" was no more?
Done. And done. I have thwarted the Evil Empire once again. Bwahahaha!
I recently acquired a gift card to the MSN/Sympatico music store for $20. I happily logged on and purchased two essential "girl" albums (Tori and Jann) to download. Then I tried to copy them into my iTunes library.
Horrors! The files were PROTECTED from my beloved iTunes; gateway to the wonder that is my iPod. Instead of happily taking Tori and Jann with me everywhere I go, I was faced with the possibility of only being able to listen to my new music on Windows Media Player, through the tinny speakers of my laptop. I was sad. Well, actually I was pissed. Forgotten was the fact that said music was free. I wanted it on my iPod, dammit!
But then, it dawned on me. What if I could burn the new music to disc? And what if once burned to disc, said "protection" was no more?
Done. And done. I have thwarted the Evil Empire once again. Bwahahaha!
Labels: Musical meanderings
posted by allison | 9:22 PM
5 Comments:
This is exactly what I have to do whenI buy music with iTunes and want to put it on my Creative Zen!
I wish I'd known you were stuck, I could have saved you the "argh" moment. But then you'd not have had the "Ha! I thwarted the Evil Empire!" moment either...
Helen at work.
I have this problem with my KT Tunstall cd. Except the CD is protected, so I have no idea how to get around it. Grr.
Angela, you need a less honouralbe ripping program. Or a newer computer sometimes works (via a friend?).
Allison - super smart. I wouldn't have gotten that figured out and just cursed at the sky.
*shakes fist*
Excellent work!
That seems really mean and unfair that a CD wouldn't be able to be put in iTunes. I mean, you paid for it. Shouldn't you get to actually LISTEN to it?
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