Copyright Protection

[phatchance00]

Please Help! I am really getting frustrated. I have a sony MZ-NF520D and i'm running ss2.2.00.0920. I bought some music from walmart using windows media player. I was able to import the music (.wma) into ss but when i try to play the songs via ss i get an error "There is invalid rights management information in the openMG content". When i try to 'convert format' or transfer the song to my unit i get an error "Unable to convert copyright protected content". When i look at the license info in media player, it says the song can be burned 10 or more times and the file can be sychronized an unlimited number of times. I don't get it. I've tryed everything i know of to no avail. Thanks for the help!

[aeriyn]

SonicStage cannot convert DRMed .WMA tracks. If you really need the music on MD, burn the DRMed .WMAs to CD and use Simple Burner to get the burned CD to MD.

[phatchance00]

SonicStage cannot convert DRMed .WMA tracks. If you really need the music on MD, burn the DRMed .WMAs to CD and use Simple Burner to get the burned CD to MD.

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Thanks for the reply. So, am I limited to downloading music from the "Connect Music Store"? (sorry for the dumb questions)

[Justin42]

Not really. As long as you can burn whatever music you buy to CD, you can use Simpleburner to then take that CD and put it onto a MD.

[StEaLtH]

Please Help!  I am really getting frustrated.  I have a sony MZ-NF520D and i'm running ss2.2.00.0920.  I bought some music from walmart using windows media player.  I was able to import the music (.wma) into ss but when i try to play the songs via ss i get an error "There is invalid rights management information in the openMG content".  When i try to 'convert format' or transfer the song to my unit i get an error "Unable to convert copyright protected content".  When i look at the license info in media player, it says the song can be burned 10 or more times and the file can be sychronized an unlimited number of times.  I don't get it.  I've tryed everything i know of to no avail.  Thanks for the help!

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Here is solution. This method not fast, it is REALTIME, but it works in ANY CASE. And for any COPYRIGHT PROTECTION CONTENT

1. Lunch any type of sound recording software.

2. Choose from Windows audio mixer - recordin mixers panel.

3. Choose checkbox with something like - All or WAVE.

4. Press RECORD in your recording software

5. Then start to playback your protected wma files in mediaplayer or OMA or OMG files in Sonic Stage.

6. Press stop in your RECORDING PROGRAMM, after ending of playback.

7. Save yor record in parts in any form you want and then convert or import for conversion in SS.

Thats all!!!!!

[zerodB]

Here is solution. This method not fast, it is REALTIME, but it works in ANY CASE. And for any COPYRIGHT PROTECTION CONTENT

1. Lunch any type of sound recording software.

2. Choose from Windows audio mixer - recordin mixers panel.

3. Choose checkbox with something like - All or WAVE.

4. Press RECORD in your recording software

5. Then start to playback your protected wma files in mediaplayer or OMA or OMG files in Sonic Stage.

6. Press stop in your RECORDING PROGRAMM, after ending of playback.

7. Save yor record in parts in any form you want and then convert or import for conversion in SS.

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Again, this will only work if you have a full-duplex soundcard that supports this.

Your best bet with DRM content is to burn it to an Audio CD. Then, re-rip the audio cd into whatever application you use - yes it's transcoding, but unless you don't have to transcode anyway, it's your best option - plus it will remove any DRM restrictions.