I need some secret underground help

ItsNoot · 11-21-09, 10:14 PM

A friends laptop took a complete dive. I was able to salvage the data by removing the hard drive. Problem is, a bunch of his music is protected mpeg... I'm guessing from online itunes purchases??

I've never entered this realm and don't even know what the legalities are. All I want to do is get his music onto his new computer the quickest and easiest way, hoping its legal.

If anyone can help me do this I'll be your online lover for 2 and a half days. PM me if it requires haxoring. My conscious is clear, I'll be following the spirit of the law.

ukstatboy · 11-21-09, 11:25 PM

If these are legit iTunes purchases, all that should be necessary is to authorize the new computer in iTunes. You get to use the protected content on 5 machines, if I remember right.

Mole · 11-21-09, 11:47 PM

*edit* nevermind... I sent you an email via right-clicking your name, noot... Try that.

ItsNoot · 11-22-09, 02:32 AM

LOL - I had completely forgotten about my scmb email address. Man I don't think I've hit that pop server once in the 3 years my son has been here.

I wonder if I can even remember how to use it

edit - yah I cant guess at the password.

bt_refugee · 11-22-09, 07:07 AM

tooNstI?

Cop · 11-22-09, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsNoot

a bunch of his music is protected mpeg... I'm guessing from online itunes purchases??

This is one of the reasons why physical media won't go anywhere just yet. When my DVD player breaks, I can still play all my movies on another one just fine...

Mole · 11-22-09, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsNoot

LOL - I had completely forgotten about my scmb email address. Man I don't think I've hit that pop server once in the 3 years my son has been here.

I wonder if I can even remember how to use it

edit - yah I cant guess at the password.

Oh well, I guess it's safe enough to just say the program name... FairUse4WM.

EG · 11-23-09, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsNoot

A friends laptop took a complete dive. I was able to salvage the data by removing the hard drive. Problem is, a bunch of his music is protected mpeg... I'm guessing from online itunes purchases??

I've never entered this realm and don't even know what the legalities are. All I want to do is get his music onto his new computer the quickest and easiest way, hoping its legal.

If anyone can help me do this I'll be your online lover for 2 and a half days. PM me if it requires haxoring. My conscious is clear, I'll be following the spirit of the law.

Does he have an Ipod?

Try tunejack.... cost me a whole $10.00 and it synchs your computer with your Ipod.

ItsNoot · 11-23-09, 09:27 AM

Swore I replied to this...

I took care of it. Just moved the files and authorized the new computer like Statboy said. Suprisingly simple, but I feel sorry for people that use up their 5 authorizations. Glad I never got into this digital media thing. Purchases that is

Lollan · 11-23-09, 10:01 AM

So what exactly is the advantage of itunes then? It seems silly to jump through hoops just to do something this simple..

MadamWolfenstein · 11-23-09, 01:36 PM

all the more reason to.....

Not that I'm condoning pirating...

wait, yes I am...

*hides*

ItsNoot · 11-23-09, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lollan

So what exactly is the advantage of itunes then? It seems silly to jump through hoops just to do something this simple..

To be fair the hoops were pretty easy, I just wasn't aware there was an easy solution.

Regardless... I've gotten to the point where I just hate itunes. It's slow, it's HUGE, it updates itself every 15 minutes...

The only reason I love my ipod is that it has become the standard that audio companies are interfacing with. I wish I could connect and control a different mp3 player with my Denon receiver like I can an ipod, because I would wipe away the putrid essence of itunes from my computer.

Gibb · 11-23-09, 06:04 PM

Ask him where the files came from, and see if that website allows for them to be re-downloaded or authorized for use on another PC.

iTunes lets you de-authorize a PC from another PC, so you can turn off his old PC and authorize a new one.

ItsNoot · 11-24-09, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibb

Ask him where the files came from, and see if that website allows for them to be re-downloaded or authorized for use on another PC.

iTunes lets you de-authorize a PC from another PC, so you can turn off his old PC and authorize a new one.

Fancy. Well then that is just a pretty decent system that I got all hot and bothered over nothing about.

EG · 11-24-09, 09:47 PM

I just got tunejack for 10 bucks....loaded iTunes on the new computer and used it to sync the computer to the Ipod. No authorization or deauthorization needed.

Plus I never buy anything from iTunes. Amazon.com has a program where you can buy music at better prices and it automatically puts it in your iTunes folder.

Svperstar · 11-25-09, 12:12 AM

If you want a quick easy FREE program to bypass iTunes with, just download Winamp.

Winamp is a very well known program, complete free, looks kinda like itunes, and 5 minutes after downloading winamp on my new laptop I was copying music back and forth from my iPod with no problems.

I backed up all my iPods music in no time, and add new files with ease.

Chunk_Le_Funk · 11-25-09, 04:46 PM

Use a program call tunebyte, it will strip the the DRMA away.

KK thanks ciao.

11-21-09, 10:14 PM	#1
ItsNoot Simplified Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 21,761	I need some secret underground help A friends laptop took a complete dive. I was able to salvage the data by removing the hard drive. Problem is, a bunch of his music is protected mpeg... I'm guessing from online itunes purchases?? I've never entered this realm and don't even know what the legalities are. All I want to do is get his music onto his new computer the quickest and easiest way, hoping its legal. If anyone can help me do this I'll be your online lover for 2 and a half days. PM me if it requires haxoring. My conscious is clear, I'll be following the spirit of the law.

11-21-09, 11:25 PM	#2
ukstatboy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The ratio of people to cake is too big. Posts: 11,633	If these are legit iTunes purchases, all that should be necessary is to authorize the new computer in iTunes. You get to use the protected content on 5 machines, if I remember right. __________________ Working in hair replacement, swindling the bald. Where very few are chosen, and fewer still are called. Deliver me from evil, and deliver me from greed. Deliver me a hot stud and a couple grams of speed. Some people might say it's not a very smart idea to throw 6 lighters into a blender. Those people would be right.

11-21-09, 11:47 PM	#3
Mole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 31,039	edit nevermind... I sent you an email via right-clicking your name, noot... Try that. __________________ "Why would you throw away a perfectly good bird's nest?" o/ Last edited by Mole; 11-21-09 at 11:58 PM..

11-22-09, 07:07 AM	#5
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11-23-09, 10:01 AM	#10
Lollan Resistance is futile! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 43,583 Blog Entries: 1	So what exactly is the advantage of itunes then? It seems silly to jump through hoops just to do something this simple.. __________________ struttin down da hood in my brand new flip-flops bustas won't know what hit 'em when da bomb drops coke in my pants and a fistful of rsi ain't no thang to lay 'em down when i stroll by homeys should invest in a linux-distro their windows be all fogged with nasty shit fo sho watch em scatter as i switch into freak mode cus they ain't got shit for anti-virus code got no time to talk gotta run from da cops slippin and fallin cus of my goddamn flip-flops my goddamn flip-flops uhuh uhuh

11-22-09, 02:32 AM	#4
ItsNoot Simplified Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 21,761	LOL - I had completely forgotten about my scmb email address. Man I don't think I've hit that pop server once in the 3 years my son has been here. I wonder if I can even remember how to use it edit - yah I cant guess at the password.

11-23-09, 09:27 AM	#9
ItsNoot Simplified Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 21,761	Swore I replied to this... I took care of it. Just moved the files and authorized the new computer like Statboy said. Suprisingly simple, but I feel sorry for people that use up their 5 authorizations. Glad I never got into this digital media thing. Purchases that is

11-23-09, 01:36 PM	#11
MadamWolfenstein Wasteland Wanderer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arctic Outpost Posts: 518	all the more reason to..... Not that I'm condoning pirating... wait, yes I am... hides

11-23-09, 06:04 PM	#13
Gibb Otaku Admin Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: 日本, TX Posts: 28,471 Blog Entries: 1	Ask him where the files came from, and see if that website allows for them to be re-downloaded or authorized for use on another PC. iTunes lets you de-authorize a PC from another PC, so you can turn off his old PC and authorize a new one. __________________ Disgaea 3 Wiki "I'm in his debt... Always..." - Cop "It's because I trust you that I know when you're lying." - Gibb

11-24-09, 09:47 PM	#15
EG Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Corner of Kiss My Butt Ave and No Friggin Way Ln Posts: 39,584 Blog Entries: 10	I just got tunejack for 10 bucks....loaded iTunes on the new computer and used it to sync the computer to the Ipod. No authorization or deauthorization needed. Plus I never buy anything from iTunes. Amazon.com has a program where you can buy music at better prices and it automatically puts it in your iTunes folder. __________________ If you trim yourself to fit the world, you will whittle yourself away... *You do not have Freedom if You do not have the Freedom to say No* "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

11-25-09, 12:12 AM	#16
Svperstar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 4,592	If you want a quick easy FREE program to bypass iTunes with, just download Winamp. Winamp is a very well known program, complete free, looks kinda like itunes, and 5 minutes after downloading winamp on my new laptop I was copying music back and forth from my iPod with no problems. I backed up all my iPods music in no time, and add new files with ease. __________________ "Look at those heroic Americans!" -Cop [16:34] <Lolla1> Kevin, you are simply a better human being than I am in every way, and being inferior to you, I desperately need your assistance. [16:34] <Lolla1> And I want to suck you cock.

11-25-09, 04:46 PM	#17
Chunk_Le_Funk El centauro del norte Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The south shall rise again! Posts: 3,169 Blog Entries: 3	Use a program call tunebyte, it will strip the the DRMA away. KK thanks ciao. __________________ Blog this!: http://chunklefunk.blogspot.com/ www.boardpusher.com/EAC_Skateboards In life you only need 6 friends. That being the number of people to carry your casket.