iTunes music won't play on other computers

[Natobasso]

Simple question. How do I get around having to connect to the internet and enter a password for music that I bought and now OWN from iTunes?

[mdnky]

You're asking about skirting the copy protection on the song, which is against the board rules.

You're allowed to transfer the song on up to three computers at one time, but you have to "authorize" them (what you described above).

[Natobasso]

I didn't ask my question directly enough. Not trying to break any rules. Isn't it odd though, that you buy a song from iTunes and it's yours, but you can't play it on another one of your own computers? I can do it with a cd! Guess I didn't read the iTunes fine print and it's making me rethink how freakin useful it really is. I am not asking to skirt the copy protection on the song, I want to use it for what I normally use songs for. I pay for my music, that means I should be able to listen to it whereever and whenever I want to. Correct?

[mdnky]

Problem is that a lot of people have abused the system so to speak (think original Napster, p2p, etc...), so the copy protection thing has come about.

You can play it on you other computers, just have to authorize them. It only takes a few seconds to do that, and they can later be de-authorized and another computer authorized.

You don't own the music, you've paid for the right to hold a copy of the music and use it for personal listening under the terms of it's license. Kinda similar to software that you buy. This is regardless of downloading from the iTunes store or buying a CD at a retailer.

My question is why do you have a problem with authorizing the computer? It's a fairly straight forward thing to do...takes no more than a few seconds.

[Randman]

Also, you could always burn a CD of the music that you've purchased and play that. Or if you have an iPod, you can play the music off that. Music purchased from the iTMS can be played on 3 Macs that you authorize.

[Natobasso]

Originally Posted by mdnky

Problem is that a lot of people have abused the system so to speak (think original Napster, p2p, etc...), so the copy protection thing has come about.

You can play it on you other computers, just have to authorize them. It only takes a few seconds to do that, and they can later be de-authorized and another computer authorized.

You don't own the music, you've paid for the right to hold a copy of the music and use it for personal listening under the terms of it's license. Kinda similar to software that you buy. This is regardless of downloading from the iTunes store or buying a CD at a retailer.

--[I own my copy of the music, though, and the rights to use that song for my personal use.]--

My question is why do you have a problem with authorizing the computer? It's a fairly straight forward thing to do...takes no more than a few seconds.

--[My question to you is why you seem to have such a negative tone toward what my real question is—Why limit my LEGAL USE of the music that I bought from iTunes? I understand all the copyright issues because I am a musician who faces those very same issues.

I didn't realize that I could authorize the song on another computer. The problem was that I wanted to play the song on my laptop but didn't have an internet connection which was required for me to play the song. God bless the music biz, but for gosh sakes!

I am annoyed that something I thought was a convenient and wonderful solution has some drawbacks that are making me reconsider using iTunes. So what's YOUR problem? You seem to have been on the warpath toward my question from the word "go." I am not doing anything illegal or against the rules of this board by asking why I am being restricted unnecessarily. It's not like I acquired the tunes illegally!]--

[Natobasso]

(no need to continue the "bitch fest". I respectfully withdraw my bitchy comments. Bury the hatchet and whatnot.)

Originally Posted by Natobasso

--[My question to you is why you seem to have such a negative tone toward what my real question is—Why limit my LEGAL USE of the music that I bought from iTunes? I understand all the copyright issues because I am a musician who faces those very same issues.

I didn't realize that I could authorize the song on another computer. The problem was that I wanted to play the song on my laptop but didn't have an internet connection which was required for me to play the song. God bless the music biz, but for gosh sakes!

I am annoyed that something I thought was a convenient and wonderful solution has some drawbacks that are making me reconsider using iTunes. So what's YOUR problem? You seem to have been on the warpath toward my question from the word "go." I am not doing anything illegal or against the rules of this board by asking why I am being restricted unnecessarily. It's not like I acquired the tunes illegally!]--

[Randman]

RTFM could be mentioned here. If you transferred the songs to a laptop, you should have the means to play the songs as listed above.