keithurbanlovinpea
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Nov 15, 2015 16:34:10 GMT
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Post by twoboyzmom on Nov 15, 2015 16:39:12 GMT
I've tried buying a few songs from Google and can't even get them to show up in my regular music library! But I'll look into this to...thanks
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Post by *sprout* on Nov 15, 2015 16:55:49 GMT
I've tried buying a few songs from Google and can't even get them to show up in my regular music library! But I'll look into this to...thanks My experience with Google Play Music is that it only shows up in Google Play Music. It will not be available in any other music player.
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Post by sacteach on Nov 15, 2015 17:13:43 GMT
And when you switched from albums to cassettes and cassettes to CDs back in the day, your previously purchased music didn't play on your new device. I see this as the same. Blaming music piracy on controls put in place to prevent piracy is ludicrous, in my opinion. And VHS to DVD to Blu-Ray. As technology has changed, we've had to adapt. Movies that were purchased on vhs were repurchased on dvd and some repurchased again on blu-Ray. I had a ton of vhs movies that I can no longer play on my current device of choice. I can either replace them or drag out the antiquated system to watch them.
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Post by Karene on Nov 15, 2015 18:48:09 GMT
I use a free software called FormatFactory. With it you can convert a multitude of formats to other formats, for audio, video and pictures. It is so handy, I have used it for so much.
I just tried it on a song that I downloaded from Itunes and it worked liked a charm. I have purchased 2 albums and 3 song single songs from Itunes and I don't own any Apple products.
I have also used FormatFactory to change MP4 movies from YouTube to AVI. It is a great program and the best part is it's free!
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Post by mrgiedrnkr on Nov 15, 2015 19:06:55 GMT
That is why I buy all my digital music from Amazon. I do too now. It is across all platforms and devices. Stacy
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Post by beanbuddymom on Nov 15, 2015 21:07:01 GMT
I don't understand, do you not own those phones anymore/have them? We have used an old iphone that belonged to DD and now DS uses as an ipod to listen to music. It isn't set up to run as a phone but he can still play games and use like an ipod as long as we have wifi.
I have a laptop and have iTunes on it - it's Windows based so not a Mac, and I can play iTunes on there also.
So I am not understanding, just because you don't have access on your phones do you not have either of these other things available to you?
Edited: DD reminded me that ipod nano also are really reasonable and could be used to access your music.
I get that you want them on your phone but I hoping you have some other access in your home like I have suggested that can help.
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 15, 2015 21:18:12 GMT
I showed this thread to ds as a reason he will not be getting an ipod.
Op, are you a prime member? Lots of their music is free.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Nov 15, 2015 21:33:06 GMT
I don't understand, do you not own those phones anymore/have them? We have used an old iphone that belonged to DD and now DS uses as an ipod to listen to music. It isn't set up to run as a phone but he can still play games and use like an ipod as long as we have wifi. I have a laptop and have iTunes on it - it's Windows based so not a Mac, and I can play iTunes on there also. So I am not understanding, just because you don't have access on your phones do you not have either of these other things available to you? Edited: DD reminded me that ipod nano also are really reasonable and could be used to access your music. I get that you want them on your phone but I hoping you have some other access in your home like I have suggested that can help. No we don't keep old phones. And it's a pain to have more than one device to keep up with, at least for us. Much easier to have it all on one.
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Post by gale w on Nov 15, 2015 21:57:17 GMT
Depending on how long ago you bought them, you might be able to convert them in iTunes. I do it often since my kids have ipods but I have an android phone.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Nov 15, 2015 22:04:47 GMT
Depending on how long ago you bought them, you might be able to convert them in iTunes. I do it often since my kids have ipods but I have an android phone. I've tried and most of them say they are protected
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Post by karinms on Nov 15, 2015 22:15:28 GMT
I bought my Samsung phone less than a month ago and had no trouble at all dragging music purchased off of iTunes on to it. Several of the albums had been purchased on my iPhone too.
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Post by Really Red on Nov 15, 2015 22:34:52 GMT
I hate them to. For you.
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Post by naby64 on Nov 15, 2015 22:52:15 GMT
So how old is this music you have bought that says it is protected? I have an android that I got 2 yrs ago. I plugged it into the computer. Opened up itunes and my device showed up in an area on the right side. I was then able to drag my music onto the Android. Now it's been two years ago but I don't remember having any problems getting my music over.
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Post by Rachel on Nov 15, 2015 22:59:24 GMT
And when you switched from albums to cassettes and cassettes to CDs back in the day, your previously purchased music didn't play on your new device. I see this as the same. Blaming music piracy on controls put in place to prevent piracy is ludicrous, in my opinion. I don't see this as the same thing. Back in the day if you bought an album at Walmart you could still play it on the record player you bought at Target. Walmart didn't hold your album hostage so you could only play it on the player they sold you.
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Post by gale w on Nov 15, 2015 23:31:53 GMT
The only songs I have that are protected are from when David Cook won American Idol. I don't remember what year that was.
You could also burn them to a cd using iTunes, then use a different program to rip them to your computer in the correct format.
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Post by naby64 on Nov 15, 2015 23:37:05 GMT
I just googled and found this article. Hooked my phone up to the computer with USB cord. Followed the directions and just moved Sam Smith's "Writing on the Wall" onto my Samsung. Grabbed it and dragged it over to my music file on the Galaxy. It did have a pop up box about did I want to convert it and I said yes. That was the newest music in my library. I tried to find something that might be old. I went back as far as my memory could think that was old and found one. Did the same thing. It moved just fine. But before I popped in here I decided to open it on my phone. I opened up my apps and found my music app. It was hidden but after a second swipe I found it and opened it. Pulled up artist, found Sam and hit play. It is playing as I type. So, as stated above, I think itunes started out as a very stingy music buying spot but since 2009, the music has been "unlocked" so to speak. So, maybe the music you are trying to move over is way older than that. I don't know. I am just good enough in this techy world to get by. But in any case, maybe you can try the link below. Oh and I didn't check to see if it is in google play, just my music app. Transfer iTunes library to android
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Post by Merge on Nov 16, 2015 12:59:51 GMT
And when you switched from albums to cassettes and cassettes to CDs back in the day, your previously purchased music didn't play on your new device. I see this as the same. Blaming music piracy on controls put in place to prevent piracy is ludicrous, in my opinion. I don't see this as the same thing. Back in the day if you bought an album at Walmart you could still play it on the record player you bought at Target. Walmart didn't hold your album hostage so you could only play it on the player they sold you. And if the iTunes restrictions bother you, you're welcome to purchase your music from Amazon, or buy the CD and rip the tracks to your computer. Many people don't want to do that, because if you use an i-device, iTunes is far and away the simplest way to purchase your music. But when you choose to use a different device and move away from the convenience of iTunes, that doesn't give you the right - morally or legally - to steal the music rather than re-purchasing it.
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Post by Country Ham on Nov 16, 2015 13:13:09 GMT
You didn't buy the song per se. You bought a formatted file that plays the song on itunes. It IS like buying a record then switching to a CD player. You can't go back to the record store and expect them to provide a way for you to play it in the new format of a CD. You either have to keep your record player or buy the CD. Would you stand in the middle of the record store and throw a fit about how awful they are for not providing an exchange for your record??
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Post by suzastampin on Nov 16, 2015 15:03:30 GMT
Sorr to hear you've lost all that music. I don't like iTunes either, but because i forever had trouble with it. So, now I buy all my music from Amazon and use their app on my apple items. Plus, it's a lot easier to get it on my apple items.
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Post by freebird on Nov 16, 2015 15:25:14 GMT
This is the one and only reason that I will not change from my iPhone to an android. This is the reason why I won't buy any apple products.
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Post by swtpeasmom on Nov 16, 2015 18:11:13 GMT
I don't see this as the same thing. Back in the day if you bought an album at Walmart you could still play it on the record player you bought at Target. Walmart didn't hold your album hostage so you could only play it on the player they sold you. And if the iTunes restrictions bother you, you're welcome to purchase your music from Amazon, or buy the CD and rip the tracks to your computer. Many people don't want to do that, because if you use an i-device, iTunes is far and away the simplest way to purchase your music. But when you choose to use a different device and move away from the convenience of iTunes, that doesn't give you the right - morally or legally - to steal the music rather than re-purchasing it. I never even realized there was another option to purchase iTunes, but will search it out now.
I don't agree...it would not be stealing the music when you've already purchased it. And like Rachel said, it's not the same as a CD/Record player - these are songs available now that they force you to only use on their device.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 19:28:28 GMT
And if the iTunes restrictions bother you, you're welcome to purchase your music from Amazon, or buy the CD and rip the tracks to your computer. Many people don't want to do that, because if you use an i-device, iTunes is far and away the simplest way to purchase your music. But when you choose to use a different device and move away from the convenience of iTunes, that doesn't give you the right - morally or legally - to steal the music rather than re-purchasing it. I never even realized there was another option to purchase iTunes, but will search it out now.
I don't agree...it would not be stealing the music when you've already purchased it. And like Rachel said, it's not the same as a CD/Record player - these are songs available now that they force you to only use on their device.
Just a reminder... songs purchased via iTunes no longer have DRM and haven't since 2009. You can use tracks purchased in the last six years anywhere.
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Post by peabrain on Nov 16, 2015 19:48:53 GMT
I showed this thread to ds as a reason he will not be getting an ipod. See, I the opposite. I'm keeping my iphone ALWAYS!
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