It's Windows only, but it shows the basic idea of using a virtual CD burner will work to strip DRM from iTunes purchases.<br><br>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em">via <a href="http://lifehacker.com" class="f">Lifehacker</a> by Kevin Purdy on 10/28/08</div><br style="display:none">
<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/10/itunes_burner.jpg" width="250" height="181" align="right" hspace="4" vspace="2">Windows only: DVDneXtCOPY iTurns Free provides a clever work-around to stripping audio tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store—and, theoretically, other protected, purchased tracks—of their DRM. The free application installs a virtual CD burner on your Windows system, so your only job is to create a playlist, hit "Burn Disc," and choose the "TurnsDrive" when prompted. If the app is running in your system tray, it catches the "burning," and works in the background to split the virtual disc back into unprotected MP3s. Album art, tags, and other metadata are all preserved, and while the burning process took unusually long for one batch of protected MP3s, it delivered on the restriction-free goods. You'll have to have authorized access to play and burn the tracks you want to unlock, but since iTunes allows unlimited CD burns (if you change the playlist just a bit), you're pretty much in the clear. DVDneXtCOPY iTurns Free is a free download for Windows systems only; a paid version adds OGG and other formats and a few other options. <div><a href="http://www.dvdnextcopyiturns.com/DVDneXtCOPY_iTurns_FREE.html">DVDneXtCOPY iTurns Free</a> [via <a href="http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/10/28/dvdnextcopy-iturns-manager-create-drms-free-copies-of-your-itunes-songs/">FreewareGenius.com</a>]</div></p> <br style="clear:both">
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