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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer
What about converting the wma to mp3 format? There used to be a bunch of programs out there that did that.
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Sort of. The DRM protection prevents direct file conversion. There are only two ways to manage the conversion of a DRM protected file. Either purchase the file with CD burning privelages, burn a CD, and then rip the CD as an MP3. Massively time consuming, and defeats the purpose of the "try before you buy" service of Napster/Music Now. Or, there is software out there that simply records the audio into MP3 format as the file plays on your computer. Not AS time consuming, but still slow, it requires either double the storage space or continual management of storage space, and I suspect there are sound quality issues.
Neither of those options seem quite like they preserve the convenience I'm looking for.