iPod New Paul McCartney CD from Best Buy

[masterjedi73]

Hey Everyone -

I just got the new PM CD and it has a free download of another track. The problem is that it is in WMA format, and it says it requires a license that my version of Windows Media Player doesn't have. (v. 9 for mac). Any ideas on how to get this file to play? I've tried every program I've got, including sound converter.

thanks!

 

[jholzner]

Hey Everyone -

I just got the new PM CD and it has a free download of another track. The problem is that it is in WMA format, and it says it requires a license that my version of Windows Media Player doesn't have. (v. 9 for mac). Any ideas on how to get this file to play? I've tried every program I've got, including sound converter.

thanks!

You'll have to download it on a Windows computer then burn it to a CD and then rip it on to your mac. Microsoft refuses to update the mac version of WMP to support much of anything.

 

[masterjedi73]

That stinks. There's got to be some way around it.....

 

[applemacdude]

That stinks. There's got to be some way around it.....

p-p-p-p-ira....

 

[unfaded]

That stinks. There's got to be some way around it.....

Yes, if you care to program the way around it yourself.

Cracking the digital rights management of one of America's wealthiest companies with a large, large legal team isn't very high up on most people's lists.

 

[the_freddinator]

You'll have to download it on a Windows computer then burn it to a CD and then rip it on to your mac. Microsoft refuses to update the mac version of WMP to support much of anything.

At the same time, Apple refuses to develop (or release) a codec in iTunes that will convert protected wmas...

 

[jholzner]

At the same time, Apple refuses to develop (or release) a codec in iTunes that will convert protected wmas...

I'm not sure that they legally can do such a thing. The best they could do would be to support WMP DRM which isn't going to happen.

 

[masterjedi73]

I just brought it to work and did it on my Dell here. It's a pain, though, that MS won't update WMP for us to get the licenses. Something should be done about that.

 

[stoid]

Doe it say onthe packaging that the bonus track requires a Windows computer with WMP9?

If not, take the CD back. That's false advertising to claim that it has a bonus track.

 

[masterjedi73]

Doe it say onthe packaging that the bonus track requires a Windows computer with WMP9?

If not, take the CD back. That's false advertising to claim that it has a bonus track.

No...it didn't say anything on the packaging at all. But when I opened it, there was a certificate with a code on it for the track.

still, it didn't say it had to be a specific OS. It just gave the web address and the code.

good track though. one of the better ones on (or off) the cd