Current Content Rights

Rhapsody subscription tracks are available only to the Rhapsody Unlimited tier of subscribers (or higher). These tracks can be played, shared, and, with a Rhapsody To Go subscription and appropriate hardware, transferred to a portable device. Subscription tracks cannot be burned to a CD unless they are purchased. (See Track Types for more information.)

Rhapsody subscription tracks are available to paid subscribers. These tracks can be played, shared, added to My Library, and when downloaded, transferred to a compatible portable device. Subscription tracks cannot be burned to a CD unless they are purchased. (See Track Types for more information.)

Digital Rights Management is a secure technology which enables the copyright owner of a piece of intellectual property (such as a music, video, or text file) to specify what a user can do with it.

The process of breaking a large media file (audio or video) into smaller pieces and transferring it, piece by piece, so it can be viewed immediately rather than waiting for the whole file to be downloaded.

All the tracks (subscription subscription and purchased) that you download from Rhapsody include specific content rights and are copy protected. Music is sent to your computer as secure digital music files, and you are granted the digital content rights for the files via a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system when the files are downloaded.

The content rights you receive are determined by the music companies and by your level of subscription. These can include, among other uses, the right to burn the track to a CD, or transfer the track to a portable player or device.

Rights can also affect playlists. For example, you can burn any particular playlist up to seven times.

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Why "Current" Content Rights?

Content rights can change over time for non-purchased songs. Songs that you can use as a subscription download, or even just stream, may not be available at a later date if the artist or studio changes the rights. If this happens, affected tracks in My Library will revert to 30-second samples or be grayed out as unavailable. These rights may be restored at a later date if the artist or studio allow them to be.

Content Rights and Re-Downloading

Because the content rights for secure music are granted during the download from Rhapsody, you will need to download separate copies onto each authorized computer you use. (See My Portable Library for more information.) You can download each purchased track up to three times without additional charge.

Renewing Content Rights for Subscription Tracks

When you purchase a Rhapsody track, you are granted the content rights for that file indefinitely. However, when you download a Rhapsody subscription subscription track, you are "renting" the content rights for a period of 30 days.

In order to renew the content rights for subscription tracks on your computer, sign in to your Rhapsody account at least once every 30 days.

To renew the content rights for downloaded subscription tracks you have transferred to your portable player or device, simply connect your portable device to your computer while Rhapsody is running (and your Rhapsody subscription is current) at least once every 30 days.