how do i copy tunes bought from itunes

[Magoo]

i bought several mp3 from itunes but cannot copy them to CD - is there a work around? My wife is a school teaher and i have downloaded many tracks to teach the kids stuff.

Can someone help please as we don't want to buy whole original albums just for one track!

Many thanks Magoo

 

[spinstorm]

Why won't it let you copy them? what does it say when you try and burn a CD?

 

[PinkPig]

If you've bought tracks from iTunes, you should be clear that they're not MP3s - they will have an m4p extension, and are AAC files with "Fairplay" DRM copy-protection.

However, iTunes lets you burn an audio CD (which becomes a "normal", unprotected redbook CD) through the software itself. Make sure it's set to audio CD mode, make a playlist with the tracks you want, then burn straight to the disk. If you try to copy the files directly then of course it won't work - even if you have a device that can play MP3-CDs (a cheap CD player won't even do that) it certainly won't be able to play itunes m4p files. If you try to burn a CD using any software other than iTunes it won't be able to convert the protected file into an audio CD.