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Apple removed the DRM from new music sales. All existing music sold before then is still DRM locked. When Apple discontinued DRM, they made user spend $0.30 per
by JohnTHaller 12y ago
Apple removed the DRM from new music sales. All existing music sold before then is still DRM locked. When Apple discontinued DRM, they made user spend $0.30 per song to unlock them (seriously). Now, it appears you can spend $25 for iTunes Match, ensure the affected songs are available, delete the local DRM-infected ones, and it will download proper ones to replace them.
- walterbell 12y agoOr you can burn your DRM songs to CD, then rip to DRM-free MP3.
- danieldk 12y agoEncoding music that has lossy compression with a lossy compressor? Not a good idea ;).
- ptman 12y agoThere were programs for removing the DRM from iTunes files. I used one successfully. Maybe they don't work anymore? I don't know.
- oneeyedpigeon 12y agoiTunes Match brings its own issues to the party. I've had songs that I own, with 'explicit content', that I've hand-ripped, converted into radio friendly abominations that are, frankly, unlistenable. Maybe that's just Apple's 'family-friendly' values shining through; that might be appropriate for some, but I don't have a Big Brother in real life, and I don't want one messing with my music collection either!
- acdha 12y agoYou can redownload DRM-free versions for free: http://www.wired.com/2014/03/kill-itunes-drm/ http://www.wired.com/2014/03/kill-itunes-drm/