How do I import copyrighted movie i downloaded into Windows Movie Maker?

[Headz_Up]

I bought a movie for DOWNLOAD from a movie site. (I paid for the movie with a credit card and then was allowed to download the movie). Anyway, I wanted to import it into Windows Movie Maker to crop it to my liking. It then says: (file name) is protected using digital rights management and cannot be imported.

How can I import it to windows movie maker? Would it work if i uploaded it to a hosting site then re-downloaded it? Is there a way to crop the video without windows movie maker even though it's copyrighted?

[mh2360]

Thats really the whole point of Digital Rights Management, you get to watch the movie and nothing else. I don't think there's currently any way to remove it from video files. In the United States the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes it a crime to circumvent DRM technology...

[mats.hogberg]

If it's wmv, fairuse4wm may solve the situation.

/Mats

[Headz_Up]

If it's wmv, fairuse4wm may solve the situation.

/Mats

well, i downloaded that program, but it isn't working. I don't think it works with windows media player 11, and that's what i have. Are there any other programs I could use?

[Jim44]

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well, i downloaded that program, but it isn't working. I don't think it works with windows media player 11, and that's what i have. Are there any other programs I could use?

Have a look here:
http://all-streaming-media.com/remove-DRM-protection/FairUse4WM-freeware-DRM-removal-W...dia-Player.htm

Down near the bottom, this issue seems to be addressed.

(Disclaimer: I don't currently use FairUse4WM or WMP 11 (but have been looking into FU4WM lately), but did a little searching and found some info that might help. You might want to check the Doom9 forum as well for info.)

Jim

[mats.hogberg]

Have you read all tips&tricks regarding how to use it? In what way didn't it work?

/Mats