Finally, a way to totally break free of using itunes, read the article below to find out how to remove the protection on the songs you purchased from itunes.
NOTE: You can also download firmware on to your ipod so that it can play mp3s (and play many games like doom,tetris,Gameboy color ect) and enable you to drag and drop songs directly into the ipod without using itunes read here.
Squash the DRM on protected iTunes songs
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 in Hacks
Ok guys, today we’re getting into some juicy stuff.
If you buy music from iTunes then you know how restricted those songs are. You can’t play them in anything but iTunes, you can only play them on up to 5 authorized computers and you essentially can’t play them on anything but an ipod. That just plain sucks. So…Here’s how you squash the DRM on protected iTunes AAC (m4p) files.
I searched long and hard for this (not really) and after trying a few other solutions that failed miserably I stumbled upon a little program called QTFairUse6 which runs on windows machines and will unprotect your m4p files and update your entire iTunes library with one click. Yes it does work with iTunes 7. Although as far as I know it does not work on macs and thank the lord as far as I know it does not trick iTunes into authorizing a fake virtual machine nor does it require your iTunes password.
One more thing to avoid confusion QTFairUse6 is the name of the program, not the version. It is a port of QTFairUse to iTunes 6 although it works on 7 too. The current version of QTFairUse6 is 2.5.So ready to get down and dirty (not really.. QTFairUse6 has a nice gui).
1) Download the latest version of QTFairUse6 here
And extract the files wherever you like.
2) Open up the QTFairUse program. For most users the default settings will be fine. If you don’t want to convert all the protected files in your library then select “process just the files I drag into the window” and drag your files.3) Press convert.
4) The program will not go ahead and unprotect your library (or just the selected files) and update iTunes. It will also back up all your protected files to a backup folder on the desktop so it’s risk free.You loose no sound quality when yo do this. So it IS better than burning and ripping CD’s (what a waste of time).
Enjoy freely listening to the music you PAID for.
January 30, 2007 at 4:29 pm |
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February 2, 2007 at 5:22 am |
I am of the opinion that when I purchase a track, I should not need an IPOD to actually listen to that song. There are many MP3 players out there, so why should I buy an IPOD? Especially for me Soundtaxi software is the way out! http://www.soundtaxi.info/
April 21, 2008 at 12:38 am |
OOps, you guys should REALLY stay on top of your shit – MyFairTunes and QT are NO LONGER AVAILABLE due to a C&D order from the Hymn forum owner/operator. I can’t wait until Hymn comes back on another forum (but this time not a bitch-slapped pansie nancy-boy forum!)
September 14, 2008 at 12:30 pm |
I’ve got you all beat, sometimes the simplest solution is the best…simply change the file name to .m4a replacing .m4p. worked with my whole library. Then make itunes find the new file when it says it’s no longer available. You can even rename your whole folder with a simple renaming program.
September 18, 2008 at 4:15 pm |
Ah Doctor
You might want to think of another career because even with renaming the file it’s still protected
Thought alright it was too good to be true
September 28, 2008 at 2:53 pm |
If that were the case, they would not be usable on my sony ericcson phone….
December 11, 2008 at 12:39 pm |
Yeh that doesnt work at all doctor..its still protected and wont work on anything but itunes still???
December 25, 2008 at 7:37 am |
can someone tell how to remove password protection on songs i copied from my friends ipod. thank you.