[access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp

Hi Andy,
Well this whole DRM is a mine field. I know verry little about it, but if you've downloaded a windows media file which has DRM attached, you have to buy a licence. You don't own the music, just a licence to play it. So there is a fundamental change in the relationship between artist and listener. If your file won't play in Windows media, and rights are required then the file won't play in any other player.

Itunes have a slightly different management system so I guess we should do some research in to DRM and Itunes to get a clear picture as to what has to happen. The end-game is to pay your money then listen.


regards,

At 22:15 26/02/2006 +0000, you wrote: 
Hi Steve -

Well, it doesn't seem to work for me, as whatever I use, that blasted Digital Rights Manager thing gets in the way, so it looks like I'll have to use Windows Media Player. I just hope you or somebody can help me sort out how to burn discs from within Media Player, as so far I've spent ages looking at it, but can't figure out how after clicking on 'burn' from the file menu, I go about creating a playlist [if that's what's needed] for burning. Media Player looks quite complicated with it's library, and favourite playlists and genres etc, when all I want to do is select some WMA and MP3 files, and burn them to CD!

Regards

Andy
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From: <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Steve Nutt
To: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp

Hi Andy,

I don't know about the free version, as I have the pro, but I thought the free version would do it. Just change your plug-in, in preferences, to WMA. To get to preferences, press Control-P.

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
Sent: 26 February 2006 16:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Playing licenced WMA files with Winamp
Hi Steve -

Certainly, when I try to play the tracks in Winamp, I get taken to the Windows Media.com website, where I'm told that "In order to play this file, you need to upgrade your media player to a version compatible with Windows Media Rights Manager V7. Select View Compatible Players", but when I do select the view compatible players link, the Windows Media Player10 page opens, offering me lots of links about the WMP, but nothing about other players, so nothing about Winamp.

Can you advise me then, how to get Winamp to acquire the Licence for these files? What am I missing?

By the way, if it's relevant, I don't have the pro version of Winamp, does that matter for this purpose?

Andy

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From: <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Steve Nutt
To: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com

Hi Andy,

No, this is not right. Winamp will acquire the protection licence, and it will play protected tracks, I do it all the time. You must have an internet connection available to Winamp when it plays the track for the first time, so it can acquire the licence, but it will do it.


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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
Sent: 26 February 2006 11:17
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com
Hi Steve -

My observations were pertaining to those WMA files bought from 7Digital.com that require the licence to play them, which it appears is tied to WMP, and as such can't then be played in Winamp; Have I got this right or not? Further, I was asking for help in creating a mixed format CD using the licensed WMA files and other mp3 files, using the burn option in WMP10, as I couldn't see how to select the files to burn.

Andy
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From: <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Steve Nutt
To: <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:36 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com

Hi Andy,

Excuse me? Winamp doesn't play WMA files? Mine does, so you must have the wrong plug-in selected. I think you need the WMA plug-in selected as the output plug-in.

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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins
Sent: 25 February 2006 20:48
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: 7Digital.com
Hi all -

Ok, I've bought my first tracks from 7Digital, and happy so far! However, I want to be able to create a mix format CD, using the WMA files from 7Digital, and other MP3 files I already have. I can't seem to be able to use Winamp for this as it doesn't play WMA files, so it looks like I'll need to use the burn option within Windows Media Player. I've looked around the menues, and at the help topics for WMP, but can't find out how to actually get files ready for burning, it seems more confusing than Winamp, or Express burn wich is really easy to use, but won't handle the WMA file extention.

All help apreciated.

Andy




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