How to play wma files protected by drm

Even some CDs that I bought and that are in WMA protected by DRM, it's impossible to make a backup copy!!!

I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.

Best wishes to all. I find that on all discussion sites there is a great lack of respect for human beings as well as a lack of humility. Computing, being just a logical succession of zeros and ones, everyone thinks they know how to read DRM-protected CDs, but in fact, no one really DOES. Recently retired and getting into the internet, I wanted to copy music like the young ones. And what had to happen, happened: I have a write-protected CD. I've tried everything, with all possible and unimaginable software, even with all the tricks (compression) etc... even sending the content by email to my wife at the cemetery and to Santa Claus, since some believe in that. And nothing works. AND, since it's in difficulty that ideas come, we created a borrowing association (mrd) since no one can forbid us from lending our CDs and burning for each other the ones we like. When we are 1000 each having bought 1000 CDs, just imagine what we can do, everything managed by a personal software design. And there you go, problem solved, no need to stress over DRM anymore!!!! Moreover, since we are intelligent (experience), we will not go to see shows of artists who sell protected music. NA
Oh! I almost forgot, we have old people who can no longer work or have been rejected from jobs, but are capable of opening wma under DRM, AND, WITHOUT noise and while remaining polite. To those who understand, greetings.

So this is what they want to use to prevent piracy? Bravo, it's going to be quite the opposite.
Good boy, I download a track that I PAY for and I can’t do anything with it, not even listen to it on my home PC (which has no internet) or on my GENIUS Creative player. It's downright theft. LONG LIVE PIRACY, in 2 minutes I got the same file for free in mp3 and I can do whatever I want with it. I’m not ready to buy another track that’s protected by DRM.
When are we going to see a baguette or a Lacoste polo protected by DRM? LOL, they are really a bunch of idiots and I’m no longer sure who the thief is in this story: the good boy who pays for nothing or the major that sells who knows what.

Hello,

you need to have the rights and everything will be fine...

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Cheers, Blux

 "Stupid people dare to do anything. That's how you can recognize them." 

The problem is that these are songs I downloaded legally, but I can't play or install them on mp3 because it says they are protected by DRM!!!

Did you download them for a specific player?

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A+ Blux

 "The idiots dare everything. It's even how we recognize them" 

It's the game, those who put in the DRMs have all the rights, and you don't even have the right to make a backup copy, according to the DADVSI law...

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See you, Blux

 "The idiots will do anything. That's how you recognize them"

Salut, j'ai acheté un titre sur Virgi....... et je ne peux pas le lire.

Hi, for your music that you can't play because it's in WMA! You need to download WINAMP!
I hope I've solved your problem!
Good luck

I find all of you fantastic. Well, of course, I have the same problem with music downloaded LEGALLY and in the end, I read your answers and they don't help me much. I have Winamp but even there, a lot of music cannot be played. So in the end, the laughing cow laughs but we still don't know why, lol. However, I want to end on a positive note; I am not tech-savvy and I am very grateful to all of you for sharing your information and tips because they have helped me out many times.

Hello,
I can read the songs I download from Virgin with (no one talks about it) the Windows media player!!!! You need to have at least Windows Media version 9 to acquire the licenses and an active internet connection! However, I can no longer convert them to mp3! I did it once (with "No One" by Alicia Keys) but I don't remember how!!! Argh! I’m searching and when I find it, I’ll let you know!! Talk to you later!

One more thing: I've never downloaded files from Virgin, Free, Fnac, and others... If I understand correctly, you paid for the so-called license but you can't read them? Right? What messages do you have at this level? For example, when you try to play the file that you supposedly paid for the right to use personally and within the family and for non-commercial purposes, what message(s) appears?

I believe I know that there's a code to enter, you must receive it after making an online request (license), correct me if I'm wrong. Did you enter this code (license) correctly? Also, have you checked that the correct codecs were installed on your PC (player)? If not, update your codecs and look for the type of codec to install for the file you want to play. Another thing, install the famous VLC Media Player: As you know, it’s free and doesn’t require specific codecs to play your files. It plays almost all formats and furthermore, it doesn't take up much memory (light). It also allows you to watch files online and view TV, configure your subtitles... And much more. Compared to WMP, it's garbage. Moreover, VLC has just come fresh from the mind of a Frenchie. This famous tricolor player is the best in its field... By the way, GomPlayer, less well-known but just as effective (with a prettier interface and other applications that VLC doesn't have), was created by an American (I believe) to compete with VLC... Nonetheless, VLC remains the best in my opinion. So WMPlayer keeps crashing and it also consumes too much memory... Everyone knows that the world of Escrosoft... uh, I meant Microsoft is not a stable environment.

Try this to see if it works, in my opinion, I think it comes from the codecs or a faulty license, maybe not activated correctly.

Hi
I had legally downloaded audio files from VirginMega, and I couldn't play them in Windows Media Player. In fact, what you need to do is download the updates for the player instead of redownloading WMP 9 or 10 or 11.
My files were WMA DRM. I went to:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73c2650f-be61-4bd6-8408-1fd6e7827cd8&DisplayLang=en

Well, I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I can play WMA DRM files in WMP 10.

Salut zamateo, pour lire tes fichiers, je te conseille VLC et pour convertir en MP3, il y a AUDACITY.

A simple solution I've been using for several years
* First, download the file
* The first playback must be done on Windows Media Player version 10 and above
* Check the terms of the license by right-clicking
--> if you have permission to burn the file, burn it to an Audio CD-R

---> extract the audio CD to MP3.

There you go