MP3 downloads... help with DRM?

Can anyone help a confused Mum at Christmas? Both my boys received the same MP3's as presents. Number one son had no problem downloading CD's he had already downloaded to our P.C.


Tried the same procedure with other son's MP3..won't work:0(





Keeps saying 'No Authority' and DRM (Digital Rights Management). Have checked all the settings on both MP3's are the same, and have tried the same method to download the same files (via Windows Media Player) %26amp; still nothing. All the CD's show as WMA music file format.





Do you think youngest son's MP3 is faulty or am I missing something (quite likely!)





Many thanks from a computer illiterate Mum.

MP3 downloads... help with DRM?
Hello and welcome to answers,





Stay clear of wma files if you can, the DRM is a right pain in the bum.Try and stick with mp3 /m4a 's instead.





, In windows Media Player, Click "Tools" then "Options" then "Rip Music"


Then, untick the box that asks if you want to "copy protect music" when ripping (or, better still, change it from .wma to mp3 in the drop-down "format" box just above). Then click "ok". Next time you copy a cd, you wont have this problem








But as the man says, Windows media player is pretty duff. "Geeks" recommend the VLC player -available by clicking any one of the links on this page:-


http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-win...
Reply:Please do NOT post multiple times. I already answered this in your other posting.








I assume you mean a mp3 player instead of an mp3. Most likely depending on the software you are using it only allows one copy of the downloaded music. Because of this the first son who's mp3 player got the music was allowed to have it as the one mp3 player copy. This is to prevent piracy so music files aren't shared with many people.
Reply:this is a piracy issue with windows media player.


media player, is whack.


you need to use nero, or roxio, or creativeplayer (only supplied with thier mp3 players) or another, 3rd party media player, as a long term plan.
Reply:Try this if you can get two spare USB ports.


Plug MP3 player into USB port.


Plug other MP3 into other USB port.


Open My computer. MP3 players will appear as removable disk devices. Copy contents of the good one to the other.