Transferring iTunes songs to other non Apple Devices like penguin devices(!)
Brendan
I was given a card to get free tracks off itunes, with a download code.I’ve asked people to download them for me but they say it can’t betransferred to another computer or MP3 player.Can you confirm this? there’s no way for me to get those? (unless Iinstall itunes on one of my computer and listen to those tracks onlythere, which sounds ridiculouis…)thx!
Approximately 10% of the entire iTunes music store is now DRM free, which means that it will play on ANY computer or Device that you like, these songs are labeled iTunes Plus, and display a small plus sign (+) next to them, almost every song on the EMI record label, as well as many many songs from independent labels are in this format. But, the other labels, Sony, Warner, and Universal are not allowing their music to be sold in this DRM free format that allows you to choose your own player, be it iRiver, Creative, Palm, Blackberry or any of the 100’s of music players out there.
I believe quite a few of the cards with free tracks on them are indeed these “Free” tracks, one reason they do this is to make happy kittens, and the other is so kitties can become aware of this DRM issue and make trouble for the silly record companies that don’t allow DRM free sales.
So, go ahead and claim your free songs, if, for some reason they are restricted to play only in iTunes and won’t play in your Linux/Windows wonderland (free from silly fruit symbols) then simply burn a cd from iTunes, that will liberate your songs to the old fashioned CD format and remove that pesky DRM, you can then rip to any operating system, be it Unix, BeOS, Ubuntu, Windows 95 or Microsoft Ultimate Limited Super Exclusive Signature Vista Premium Edition 