Burning From Napster To Go

[Dennis M. Marks]

There is an article in PC Magazine titled Unlock Protected Music. It
basically says to burn a music CD from the protected music and then rip the
CD to unprotected MP3 files. My question is as follows. After reading the
information on Napster to Go I am not able to determine if a music CD can be
created. It seems that you can only play in your computer or a compatible
MP3 player. Is this true?

If I purchase music for $.99 from Napster or any other online store is it
protected? Is it in MP3 format.

What I want to do is create an MP3 CD of music of the 50's for a party.

 

[Dennis M. Marks]

Please ignore. I found answer.

 

[Guest]

Did you consider to post the answer? Some readers in this newsgroups may
have a similar problem and could benefit from the solution. I personally do
not like Napster, but others may.

Please ignore. I found answer.

 

[Dennis M. Marks]

I misunderstood the article since I didn't have the full story of the
downloaded file types. It seems that the major downloading sites have their
own software for downloading music which is protected. If you purchase the
music rather than just paying a flat rate to listen to it the music can be
burned as a CDA file. It can then be ripped to an MP3 file therefore
removing any type of prior security.

BTW: I tried Microsoft, Apple, and Napster and Microsoft was the easiest to
use. It has the easiest search since all search terms can be put into one
box. Apple has separate boxes for title, author, etc. Napster has a pull
down menu that I kept forgetting to change.

I also recommend staying with one company since any protected music is not
interchangeable within players unless converted to MP3.

Did you consider to post the answer? Some readers in this newsgroups may
have a similar problem and could benefit from the solution. I personally
do
not like Napster, but others may.