Guest rpb Posted May 22, 2005 Report Posted May 22, 2005 I have an SP3i and a MPx200 with WM2003. My PC is running Windows Media Player 10. I have downloaded a number of tracks from MSN music. I can only "sync" downloaded tracks to the smartphone itself If I try to sync to my "mounted volume" storage card, windows media player gives an error message. The same thing happens if the track is copied across with the Real music player. If I manually copy the track to the storage card with Active sync, the media player on the phone reports "cannot find license" The only way round this, apparently, is to burn the tracks to a cd and then rip them back. Anyone any clues?
Guest Confucious Posted May 22, 2005 Report Posted May 22, 2005 The joys of DRM ;) You have not bought the music, only the right to pay them on the device that Microsoft let you play them on and that is not a memory card. They'll probably stop you playng them soon anyway - they're nice like that ;)
Guest rpb Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 The joys of DRM ;) You have not bought the music, only the right to pay them on the device that Microsoft let you play them on and that is not a memory card. They'll probably stop you playng them soon anyway - they're nice like that ;) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is this a common problem ? How do others get round it ?
Guest Confucious Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 Is this a common problem ? How do others get round it ? If you buy music from sites they will have the terms under which you can use them in the terms and conditions. You cannot legally get round it.
Guest rpb Posted May 23, 2005 Report Posted May 23, 2005 If you buy music from sites they will have the terms under which you can use them in the terms and conditions. You cannot legally get round it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> However - I can copy the same tracks to my Pocket PC, which has Windows Media 7 on it. Also I am sure I could do this before I upgraded to Windows Mobile 2003. Makes me wonder whether I should go back to 2002.
Guest simplyteenage Posted May 24, 2005 Report Posted May 24, 2005 u cud always download the tracks from somewhere else.such as ares, limeewire or any other file sharing software. then u can use them on amy program and put them on ur fone wiv no probs.
Guest rpb Posted May 25, 2005 Report Posted May 25, 2005 u cud always download the tracks from somewhere else.such as ares, limeewire or any other file sharing software. then u can use them on amy program and put them on ur fone wiv no probs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It seems stupid that by legally downloading the files from Microsoft's approved website I am then prevented by Microsoft's own software from putting them on to the logical place in my Microsoft Smartphone, ie the storage card. Will activesync 4 help? Might mediaplayer 11 help (if it is ever released?) Does no-one else have this problem, in which case it might be my setup?
Guest Confucious Posted May 25, 2005 Report Posted May 25, 2005 Might mediaplayer 11 help (if it is ever released?) Does no-one else have this problem, in which case it might be my setup? This is a new feature - Digital Rights Management (DRM) - it won't get any better!
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