Hello, I' currently using a Windows partition for my iTunes & iPhone. I have too many tracks purchased with DRM to make copying them to a CD or DVD bearable. Would it be better to buy & run a legal DRM removal app, over on the Windows side ,then sync here in Linux? Or is there a Linux app that can do the job for me?
I'm curently using Linux Mint 10
Legally Removing DRM From iTunes Library
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RobNJ
Legally Removing DRM From iTunes Library
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Re: Legally Removing DRM From iTunes Library
Removing DRM is a grey area to begin withRobNJ wrote:Hello, I' currently using a Windows partition for my iTunes & iPhone. I have too many tracks purchased with DRM to make copying them to a CD or DVD bearable. Would it be better to buy & run a legal DRM removal app, over on the Windows side ,then sync here in Linux? Or is there a Linux app that can do the job for me?
I'm curently using Linux Mint 10
but I think it would be best to do a you suggest and find a program in windows to do it (more likely to exist and things to exploit) and then just copy them over to linux.-
Mozenrath
Re: Legally Removing DRM From iTunes Library
I don't know about any Linux programs that will do what you want(I haven't looked), but I've used NoteBurner in the past and it works pretty well.
http://www.noteburner.com/convert-itunes-to-mp3.html
Basically it makes a virtual blank cd/dvd on your computer that you can burn the music to with iTunes. It then automatically converts it to mp3 as the music is being burned. Unfortunately it comes with a cost, but I know that it works well.
http://www.noteburner.com/convert-itunes-to-mp3.html
Basically it makes a virtual blank cd/dvd on your computer that you can burn the music to with iTunes. It then automatically converts it to mp3 as the music is being burned. Unfortunately it comes with a cost, but I know that it works well.
Re: Legally Removing DRM From iTunes Library
Rob, you may find that your protected music is available through "itunes plus" since many of the songs have been
converted to that format since then. They cost 30 cents per song to upgrade , the upgraded song is still ACC but is unprotected
and in 256 bit format. unprotected itunes songs can be played on linux players with no problem.
In the long run though you will want to switch to amazon music downloads all of their songs are unprotected mp3s for the
same or less than apple.
converted to that format since then. They cost 30 cents per song to upgrade , the upgraded song is still ACC but is unprotected
and in 256 bit format. unprotected itunes songs can be played on linux players with no problem.
In the long run though you will want to switch to amazon music downloads all of their songs are unprotected mp3s for the
same or less than apple.