Subscription removal from wma formats???

[Highlander65]

Does anyone know of a way to remove the subscription from wma files? I have some downloads that have subscriptions on them that I would like to remove.

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

not sure if this is the same issue but i d/l'd an album the other day & Windows Media Player won't play the tracks due to some "tag error",yet i can play them separately with VLC. it's bloody odd! never encountered anything like that before. oh & my files were MP3 not WMA. i'm probably in a different shit heap & barking up the wrong tree but who knows it might be the same ish..

[Highlander65]

That forest is on the other side of the road. You find your barking tree there.

This is a subscription like the kind used in on-line libraries. The file will only play for X number of days unless the subscription in renewed on-line. I want to remove that so I don't have a time limit.

[Sir Jig-A-Lot]

my bad bro. your shit sounds just as annoying a prob though. hope ya can sort it out. ;)
edit: have you tried making a copy of the wma & adjusting it's properties? or maybe convert it to another file totally?

[Highlander65]

I have not tried. I'll give it a shot though. Thanks.

[AYHJA]

I was just going to say, there may be an easier way, but re-encoding the file would probably be a sure fire solution...I have a proggie that I use to encode things, I can up it if you want...

[Highlander65]

I was just going to say, there may be an easier way, but re-encoding the file would probably be a sure fire solution...I have a proggie that I use to encode things, I can up it if you want...

You're too cool dude. That would be great. Thanks.

[AYHJA]

This should do the trick HL...

http://www.ayhja.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=327&t=22573

Let me know how it goes...

[teh1337357]

Much easier solution. FairUse4WM should do it. Quick and easy. Find yourself a copy. It's not hard to find with a little Googling.

[Highlander65]

Converting the format does eliminate the protection, however, I am unable to make Blaze or FairUse work. I downloaded a limited use program called Protected Music Converter (19.95). The program works, but VERY slowly.