Originally published November 29 2005
United Virtualities software converts iTunes into standard MP3 files
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Owners of non-iPod MP3 players can now convert iTunes songs into standard MP3 files that will play on any MP3 device. It can also convert songs purchased through Yahoo.
I bought it more than four years ago, shortly before Apple Computer Inc. released its first iPod.
My Jukebox can do most of what iPods do, and like the iPod of its generation it only does music.
The main exception is playing songs bought through Apple's iTunes Music Store; Apple has made it clear its iTunes service is only for iPods.
New software from United Virtualities Group comes to the rescue.
HotRecorder for Media converts your iTunes songs into standard MP3 files that can play on any MP3 device.
Rather, I didn't see how HotRecorder differed from the many programs that operate in a similar fashion --- by grabbing sound, in real time, as it travels to the computer's sound card for playback, the point at which music is unlocked from any copy protection.
It knows when songs begin and end and keeps each tune in a separate MP3 file.
The orchestral notes from the "Superman" theme song I converted from iTunes do not seem as sharp, but sound quality generally wasn't bad.
I repeatedly got error messages when I tried converting one Natalie Merchant song from iTunes, and attempts to use that same machine to convert four Duran Duran songs from Yahoo produced four empty files.
of liability even though some customers used its VCRs to make illegal copies of movies; the high court reasoned that the VCR had legitimate uses.
That said, the Supreme Court ruled more recently, in a case involving file-sharing software from Grokster Ltd., that companies can be held liable if they deliberately encourage customers to infringe on copyrights.
I'll leave it to lawyers to sort out whether that clause applies here and whether HotRecorder has any legitimate uses.
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