Most of the problems that are stemmed from usage problems with legally downloaded music and movies are that the files are protected by Digital Rights Management or called DRM. DRM is special software embedded in the files and sometimes on your own computer the prevent you from misusing the download illegally.
The problem is it also takes away certain privileges from those who have obtained these downloads in a legal manner. When your music or movies are in the protected WMA or WMV format you cannot convert them to other formats or able to burn them to a disk. Actually you can do this, but you have to pay more money.
Allowing customers to have the files in a format that can be shared for additional payment seems to be more about money that preventing illegal sharing. It seems the companies are saying "sure you can share the file illegally but you will need to pay more money first". All the while you are actually paying twice for the music from the download service and could have just avoided all the hassle and went and bought physical media from a store.
At the end of the day it is possible to convert those files to other format using software designed to work with protected formatted files. To convert your other files to more usable formats is your right and is legal. It is legal to make backup copies of all digital media files for your personal use. The only stipulation is that the file must be downloaded from a legal source.
To remove drm from protected formats like wma you have to use specialized software that is specifically designed to work with these kinds of files. Most software out these days will be able to work with just about any drm protected format like wmv or wma. Also works with audio book files as well.
Just about anyone can use software like this. It's not near as complicated as it was in the early days when software like this first hit the internet. It is as easy as just loading the files with one button and starting the conversion process with another button. In a short while you will fully functional audio or video files that can be used anywhere. Just don't start sharing them on the internet, that would still be illegal. However, you have just restored all of your rights that you should have had in the first place.
You could possibly do some looking around on the internet to find some free hacking ways to do this but most of these methods become outdated pretty quick. The download companies update often and these tricks just don't work anymore. DRM removal software is kept up to date with all the changes and is made to be used with these files legally.
The problem is it also takes away certain privileges from those who have obtained these downloads in a legal manner. When your music or movies are in the protected WMA or WMV format you cannot convert them to other formats or able to burn them to a disk. Actually you can do this, but you have to pay more money.
Allowing customers to have the files in a format that can be shared for additional payment seems to be more about money that preventing illegal sharing. It seems the companies are saying "sure you can share the file illegally but you will need to pay more money first". All the while you are actually paying twice for the music from the download service and could have just avoided all the hassle and went and bought physical media from a store.
At the end of the day it is possible to convert those files to other format using software designed to work with protected formatted files. To convert your other files to more usable formats is your right and is legal. It is legal to make backup copies of all digital media files for your personal use. The only stipulation is that the file must be downloaded from a legal source.
To remove drm from protected formats like wma you have to use specialized software that is specifically designed to work with these kinds of files. Most software out these days will be able to work with just about any drm protected format like wmv or wma. Also works with audio book files as well.
Just about anyone can use software like this. It's not near as complicated as it was in the early days when software like this first hit the internet. It is as easy as just loading the files with one button and starting the conversion process with another button. In a short while you will fully functional audio or video files that can be used anywhere. Just don't start sharing them on the internet, that would still be illegal. However, you have just restored all of your rights that you should have had in the first place.
You could possibly do some looking around on the internet to find some free hacking ways to do this but most of these methods become outdated pretty quick. The download companies update often and these tricks just don't work anymore. DRM removal software is kept up to date with all the changes and is made to be used with these files legally.
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For more information, watch this video and see exactly how to remove drm from protected wma files. Also get a free drm removal software download and try it out for yourself.
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