text: how do you convert wma protected files to mp3 files.? i have a few mp3 converter softwares, but nothing seems to work. ok, seems most folk are not reading the question properly.  try these links for a start -  http://www.wikihow.com/convert-protected-audio-into-a-plain-mp3  http://www.blazemp.com/convert_drm_protected_wma.htm  i can't vouch for either of them as i have not tried myself but hopefully this will give you something to go on. i doubt the freely available converters will work.