Richard Hoffbeck wrote:
> You just have to import the music from the iPod. Its stashed in a hidden 
> folder with munged file names but most music managers will let you 
> rename the files when you import them using the meta data embedded in 
> the .mp3.
>
> In Windows you just have to go into Explorer->Tools->Folder 
> Options->View and enable Show Hidden Files and Folders. This is mostly 
> useful if your disk crashes since otherwise you have the files in the 
> iTunes Library.
>
> Linux doesn't care about the hidden attribute so you can just mount it, 
> find the directory and copy over the music.
>
> If you have a bunch of stuff from the iTunes store the easiest thing to 
> do is grab a copy of jHymn, copy all of the .m4p files to a 
> subdirectory, drag them into jHymn, and then re-import the .m4a files 
> without the DRM wrapper.
>
> Right now jHymn doesn't work with iTunes 6.0 or above so if you've 
> upgraded the only option is to mark the protected files, burn them to CD 
> and the rip them again
Interestingly enough, I just burned my ITMS music to a CD, ripped it 
with Windows Media Player, and it's working fine, even with iTunes (And 
yes, I deauthorized my computer to make sure) It seems too easy, tho. Am 
I missing something?