i'm going to cross-post this at the Apple site: while trying to burn a MP3 CD for my SLK using iTunes (Win XP laptop), i noticed that it only burned songs that i'd ripped from my own CDs, but none that i'd purchased from iTunes. it however burned those purchased songs just fine on a regular audio CD - so i hadn't exceeded the 7x copy rule iTunes uses. am doing something wrong, or is that standard behaviour?
also noticed that the MP3 CD worked just fine in the head unit (i have COMMAND w/NAV), but not in the 6-CD changer.....
Songs purchased off the iTunes site contain Digital Management Rights (copy protection). You can't burn then to MP3. A workaround is to burn them to a standard CD then re import them from the CD. This will strip the copy protection and you will then be able to burn as MP3s.
Tank,
You can try this freebie program: http://www.hymn-project.org/
It is called JHymn. It will convert your tunes to MP3's that can be burned and used on your SLK or any other device that reads that format.
Don't bother posting on the Apple site. Songs purchased on iTunes were designed to be used only on devices that are 'authorized' by you (i.e. computers, iPods) and nowhere else. You can also, as Julien wrote, burn a regular CD then import that CD as an MP3. Make sure you set iTunes to import as an MP3 in the preferences. It doesn't do that by default.
BTW - You'll see on the JHymn site that JHymn does not work with the new iTunes 6 yet. Read the details on their site.
I don't really know why anyone buys anything from iTunes when you can get any format you like at a fraction of the cost from allofmp3.com - each to his own I suppose [:)]
I don't really know why anyone buys anything from iTunes when you can get any format you like at a fraction of the cost from allofmp3.com - each to his own I suppose [:)]
One reason is allofmp3does not pay royalties. Despite what the site says buying from allofmp3 is a copyright violation and the same as shoplifting. Not sure about you but when I work I want to get paid and I also DO NOT steel.
From what I understand, that isn't exactly true. I believe they pay royalties to the Russian equivalent of ASCAP/BMI. They pay lower royalties than iTunes does, but it isn't illegal, strictly speaking - they operate under the royalty scheme laid out by Russian law and licensing conventions. No doubt the RIAA is going to bring an action before WIPO and/or the WTO, but I'm all for sticking it to the RIAA, in a legal manner, whenever possible.
They also have a wider selection of music available than iTunes does.
The artist do not receive a single penny from this. Also anyone who believes that the artist receive there fair share while allofmp3does is only charging a few cents for an entire album has their head in the sand.
The artist do not receive a single penny from this.
I would be interested to see substantiation of this. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but it would be edifying.
I'm not in favor of ripping off artists, don't own (license) a single copyrighted work of any kind for which I haven't paid, and work in an IP-based industry. However, discussions of artists getting their "fair share" leads to a very deep rathole with respect to the RIAA/ASCAP/BMI/MPAA/record labels/movie studios, etc.
Anything which is DRM crippled is no use to me because it won't play on several devices I use (both cars, Audiotron, Zen Xtra etc). I still buy most music on CD (over 1,000 now) because it usually works out cheaper here, it can be stored as a backup once ripped, and it can be ripped in a different format at any point if the need arises. iTunes is a rip-off - it's overpriced and inflexible. Given that you are not paying for manufacture and distribution, it should be much cheaper than CD, and at the very least if you are paying a similar price, you should be free to do the same things with it.
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