How to remove DRM protection from iTunes?

The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc.It is now the number-one music vendor in the United States, or or even the biggest online music retailer in the world. However, one of the biggest disadvantages in iTunes is that the music and videos that you purchased has DRM protection added onto them.

 

What is DRM?

 

Digital rights management (DRM) refers to a range of access control technologies that limit usage of digital media or devices. It has been used by some big companies to protect their intellectual property rights, such as Apple Inc., Sony, Microsoft and so on. Songs bought from different companies will have different DRM protection. ITunes DRM files include AAC, M4V, M4P, etc. If you don't remove iTunes DRM it's impossible to play them on any incompatible devices, like Zune, Creative Zen, PSP, etc. This turns out really bad if you want to buy a new mp3 player which is not manufactured by Apple.

 

How to remove iTunes DRM?

 

So, you could try some methods or programs that remove DRM off of the iTunes files. This article presents you a easy way: using software, such as Wondershare Media Converter to convert your protected files to DRM-free ones. It plays protected AAC or WMA files and records it in a new format. This software is especially useful for alleviating compatibility issues.

Here are the steps to achieve this:

 

1.Download Wondershare Media Converter, install and run it. Then, add iTunes files to it. You can either click 'ADD' button to insert the music you want to convert, or easily drag & drop the files into 'Getting started' table. This software supports batch conversion, so you can add several files at a time.

 

 

Now you should be able to see a list of iTunes files that you'd like to convert. The first one is a music file, and the following one is a video file.

 

 

2.Choose the format you'd like to get. Click the setting button, There are a list of output formats ready for your choose. And if you don't know the formats, there is also guide info to show you the match hardware with the formats.

 

You also can change the output file location, or the output files will be located as default.

 

 

3.Last thing, click the start button, and the converting process is beginning. After converting, the files are DRM-ripped. You can view your converted files by press the browse button, or you can choose to turn off computer after conversion.

 

And now, we have remove the DRM protection on iTunes files successfully. The non-DRM music and movies can be transferred to another MP4 player easily.

 

Try Wondershare Media Converter for free now!