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yesterday i bought a song from the internet, it is in wma format and it is DRM protected. I have tried playing it in XMMS, MPlayer, Xine, VCL and amaok...but i cant get any music...the file doesnt even start to play! Other files like ogg and mp3 are working as they should.
how can i play WMA with DRM protection in GNU/Linux??
btw, it is legal, i can show you the reciept if you want...
As far as I know to play DRM protected songs in Linux you have to use Wine to install your music service and a windows player such as Windows Media Player.
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Yeah, I am having trouble converting some audiobooks for a freind in Linux. My problem is that Linux won't even recognize the files on the dvd data disc they are burned on.
Can anyone help? I know its an old topic but I really want to get this done.
Of course the play protection prevents conversion, too. You'd probably have to crack the Digital Restrictions Management before you can do anything with the file. I'm not sure how or if that goes with current DRM schemes.
Originally posted by tumbelo Of course the play protection prevents conversion, too. You'd probably have to crack the Digital Restrictions Management before you can do anything with the file. I'm not sure how or if that goes with current DRM schemes.
There are some conversion utitlities in Linux that completely ignore the copy protection and will convert wma to ogg or mp3.
Originally posted by reddazz There are some conversion utitlities in Linux that completely ignore the copy protection and will convert wma to ogg or mp3.
No, it's not possible, at least not in the type of DRM that's used in Windows Media. The files are encrypted and they need a decryption key. I googled and found out that the new WM DRM has been cracked, too. Or worked around, one might say. Apparently you still have to get a license like you normally would to play a restricted file, and sniff the decryption key with a sort of debugger while WMP is running and then dump the contents to an unencrypted file with another program.
Originally posted by tumbelo No, it's not possible, at least not in the type of DRM that's used in Windows Media. The files are encrypted and they need a decryption key. I googled and found out that the new WM DRM has been cracked, too. Or worked around, one might say. Apparently you still have to get a license like you normally would to play a restricted file, and sniff the decryption key with a sort of debugger while WMP is running and then dump the contents to an unencrypted file with another program.
There are some tools available to convert copy protected wmas but they mainly work on windows (do a google search). I converted some wmas a while back (more than a year ago) that would not play on Linux even with the right codecs to mp3 using some tool I found after doing a google search and they worked fine.
Well it is in windows but if you use a program called sound taxi you can convert protected WMA into EIther MP3 or AAC that are not protected. I have been using it for about a year and i love it.
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