Are there any restrictions on music bought online?

[Steve Dave]

Like if I buy from sony music website can I only use it on sony mp3 players same with apple?

Does Walmart only let you use the mp3 on one PC or mp3 player?

I am just making things up here and not looking for answers to those specific questions just in general are there any restrictions?

Thanks.

 

[Metal Boss]

Don't know much about it, never tried walmarts music service, but I use Rhapsody from time to time myself & am able to transport my bought files freely among my apple ipod & mp3 players, & burn them with no problem. The main gyst of this program though are its 25 free streams a month with the trial which you can get here http://www.rhapsody.com/freemusic

 

[rickc25]

I know personally that music bought from iTunes can only be used on an iPod and played in iTunes. I believe that the limit on the number of computers that bought music can be authorized on is 5. However, iTunes lets you burn these songs onto a cd and then it is possible to reimport them and do whatever you want with them.

Every site has its own limitations on burning and what can be done with the music once you have it, so you should probably look at the different stores and just pick one whose terms are closest to what you want to do with your music.

 

[Quackzilla]

iTunes can be played on a PSP, they just added the format recently.

The only EXCLUSIVE formats I know of are Atrac3 (Sony) and that Napster format associated with their premier service package (only works with certain players).

 

[Metal Boss]

You can put itunes on a psp? Wow, I had trouble even putting stuff from itunes on my crative mp3 player...

I just use rhapsody, so I can move my files about freely without any problems, I just find it better to maintain my music collection that way too.

 

[jimbodan]

just use torrentspy, then you have no restrictions on anything.

 

[sisco1986]

If you actually buy the music on itunes,napster or any other service, and it's in a format your mp3 player can play, yes you can upload or burn the music on to a CD (itunes burn and rip), You own it, so you can do what you want with it.

The excepition to that rule is Rental Music Services, such as Napster or Raspody. When you rent the music, meaning you pay a low base fee and download an unlimited amount of music you can't do what you want with the music. On napster, which I use, they have DRM Protected music so it only works as long as you keep your subscription. After your subscription is up it will not work any longer since the music has to be updated every billing cycle, if it's not updated it doesn't work any longer. Since most rental music sites have DRM enabled music, you need to have a DRM capable mp3 player, a lot of players support DRM (Digital Rights Management), iPOD isn't one of them. Since they force you to use there own music services, Sony does the same.

So in short if you rent the music your limited to what you can do with the music since you don't own it your just renting it, if you own the music meaning you bought it then yes your free to do what you want with it.