Owning Ruckus

want to be able to burn the songs you download from ruckus or be able to listen to them on any device you so choose like the ipod? well you can!

warning: this may violate the terms of use of ruckus. use at your own risk.

method 1: FairUse4WM

step 1 - download FairUse4WM

sorry, you'll have to find it yourself. google is your friend.

step 2 - individualize your drm

go to http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/Indivsite/en/indivit.asp?force=1 using internet explorer and click upgrade

step 3 - load keys

open fairuse4wm and click load keys or whatever it says.

step 4 - remove drm

in fairuse, click add files, browse to your music files, select them and click open. choose your output folder and hit next.
note: you need valid licenses in order for this to work. in other words you will had to have downloaded the songs or renewed their licenses within the past 30 days.

step 5 - enjoy for free music

you can now do anything with the newly created files, including burn them to cd, transfer them to whatever device you use, etc. have fun.

method 2: Tunebite

step 1 - download and install tunebite

again, google is your friend.

step 2 - configure tunebite

configure the speed (4x) and output folder of your choice.

step 3 - remove drm

open tunebite. drag your .wma files downloaded from ruckus to the tunebite window. they will be re-recorded at 4x speed, thus removing the drm.

step 4 - enjoy free music

free as in freedom and free as in beer!