[bookport] Re: Audio files
- From: "Jacques Bosch" <jacques.bosch@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:05:35 +0200
You could always just burn the songs you bought to a CD and then rip them to
MP3 again.
<g>
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Audio files
> Hi list!
>
> I have a programme called Audio Conversion Wizzard that will convert WMA
> files to MP3. However, if they are files of songs that you have purchased,
> like for example $0.99 downloads from places such as fye.com, you can't
> convert them with anything. These files will only run on your machine that
> downloaded them. You have the right to have them on your machine, and
listen
> to them as many times as you like, but that is the only right you have
with
> such a file. These stores want you to think they are doing you a big
favour
> by allowing these cheap download schemes. But the actual favour is for the
> RIAA, who will not sue the store for electronic piracy, because the
> protection scheme used on these files ensures that your right of use is so
> narrowly limited. You might think there is no difference in these files,
but
> the computer knows the difference, even if you don't. So if the WMA files
> are files that you have created yourself, there are a number of tools that
> will convert them. But if the WMA files are songs you have bought, you
> can't. It will not help if BookPort had the ability to play WMA files,
> because you only have the right to play them on the machine that
downloaded
> them.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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