itunes and locked mp3 tracks don't work??

[tremulant]

Is there a way to unlock songs purchased from itunes?? My COMAND system in my 08 C300 won't read any mp3 data tracks that were purchased from itunes. I tried data cd's, dvd's and even the memory card slot but no luck.
Any advice? Anyone know what to do?

Advice would be much appreciated!

[xntrek]

Unfortunatly, there are not too many options ... this article provides a rundown.

[tremulant]

so is it possible?

[xntrek]

Yes it is - basically, you burn the mp3s as audio cd tracks then re-import them as mp3s at which point they no longer contain the "lock" ... I have not had a problem with playing these mp3s anywhere.

[tremulant]

Thanks i'll give it a try

[mika911]

Originally Posted by tremulant

Thanks i'll give it a try

Yeah, what they describe above works. Burn albums or whatever to regular CD format, and then rip those to MP3. However, keep the origional itunes somewhere too, since u are losing quality going through these conversions.

[tremulant]

I just tried that and for the most part it worked - some files didn't for whatever reason. I found the sound quality to be the exact same (thankfully because sound quality is so important). The other annoying thing is now I have to do this next time I buy from itunes - I'm gonna think twice about using itunes again.

Thanks for the help.

[wblynch]

If you search you'll find programs available that can unlock protected music files to MP3. they work much better than the CD burn/rip method.

Not that I've ever tried this myself though......

[Maverickvii]

Myfairtunes does the job

[Dieffenbach]

this is a more expensive way to do it, but when you buy from iTunes you can buy the songs from iTunes plus. this is a unlocked version of the song. i think it cost like $1.20 instead of 99c. but if you have to buy the CD and then burn it and then rip it, it might be easier to do it this way.