Downloading songs onto computer - help?

TravelJunkie · 02-12-2011 12:40PM #1

Hi all,

I'm a little ancient when it comes to using digital music, still listen to CDs.

The reason being, is that I've bought music online before, and it cost me 1 euro for the song, and I downloaded it on to my PC . But when I upgraded my computer, I lost the licence. I couldnt even load it on to an external HD without losing the licence.

So, I don't want to buy songs online if I can only listen to them on one PC.

Can I buy music that I can listen to on PC, Laptop, IPod and store on phone with just one download cost? Or do I have to buy the song 4 x ?

Thanks!

Bus77II · 02-12-2011 02:26PM

I've never bought a song but I'm under the impression that that kind of copy protection has been done away with.

Custardpi · 02-12-2011 07:58PM

Which site did you use before? 7 Digital (http://ie.7digital.com/) sell mostly drm-free tracks (they say that some tracks have copy protection but I've never encountered it myself) at a decent quality 320kbps. Best bet to be sure is to download one song from there & then try transferring it to your other devices. You should be fine though.

Adyx · 03-12-2011 06:43AM

Even iTunes has pretty much gotten rid of DRM (films still have it I believe). I've backed up songs I got on iTunes to several other devices and they always work fine even in other media players like Winamp, VLC or Foobar. I refuse to use iTunes itself to listen to music.

Odaise Gaelach · 05-12-2011 02:51AM

Adyx wrote: »

Even iTunes has pretty much gotten rid of DRM (films still have it I believe).

Audiobooks as well.

Just thought I'd mention it: I hate not being able to listen to an audiobook - which I bought through iTunes - on my Windows phone.

Custardpi · 05-12-2011 02:47PM

Odaise Gaelach wrote: »

Audiobooks as well.

Just thought I'd mention it: I hate not being able to listen to an audiobook - which I bought through iTunes - on my Windows phone.

If you search around the net (eg: CNET page) there's a fair few programmes that can strip out drm protection from those files, allowing for conversion to mp3/wma files that you can copy to other devices at your leisure.

stevek93 · 05-12-2011 03:05PM

TravelJunkie · 24-01-2012 12:37PM

Custardpi wrote: »

If you search around the net (eg: CNET page) there's a fair few programmes that can strip out drm protection from those files, allowing for conversion to mp3/wma files that you can copy to other devices at your leisure.

OK, I'm interested in this - if it means it can somehow make songs previously downloaded listenable again. What is the programme called?

Technocentral · 24-01-2012 07:26PM

Stick to vinyl like me mate and that sort of sh1t never happens.

jimmymal · 24-01-2012 07:34PM

Technocentral wrote: »

Stick to vinyl like me mate and that sort of sh1t never happens.

Record players are always handy when your out and about!!!
Fit snugly into the pocket as well.

rcaz · 24-01-2012 08:14PM

Custardpi wrote: »

If you search around the net (eg: CNET page) there's a fair few programmes that can strip out drm protection from those files, allowing for conversion to mp3/wma files that you can copy to other devices at your leisure.

Is that sort of thing legal? I know most DRM stuff is done away with by now, but is stripping away stuff that was previously implemented alright with The Man?

Downloading songs onto computer - help?

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