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Keeping converted music files after the expiration of Apple Music membership
<p>Assume someone used <em>Boilsoft Apple Music Converter</em> (which they purchased) to remove DRM protection from music stored in their Apple Music Library, converted that music to the mp3 format and stored it on their hard disk. </p>

<p>Could they legally continue to keep this music and listen to it after their membership expires?</p>

<h1>No</h1>
<p>the hypothetical person would be in breach of Contract with the <a href="https://www.apple.com/ca/legal/internet-services/itunes/ca/terms.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apple Music TOS</a> already:</p>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>You may not tamper with or circumvent any security technology included with the Services.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Removing the DRM, even with a purchased program, is <em>tampering security technology included with the services</em></p>
<h1>Wayaround?</h1>
<p>The Apple Music ToS does say though also:</p>
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<ul>
<li>You may burn an audio playlist to CD for listening purposes up to seven times (this limitation does not apply to DRM-free Content).</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>So, you would be allowed to create a CD during your contract time, and then you would be allowed to turn the CD into mp3 with a tool useable for that. You do not tamper with the DRM or security technology on the i-tunes-file as i-tunes itself (and the contract!) directly allows to create a CD.</p>
<p>Turning the CD into mp3s afterward is not circumnavigating the DRM as the CDs can't have copy protection that interferes with the legal use of a CD - in fact besides a &quot;do not copy me&quot; flag a CD may not contain any copy protection or it is not a CD by its Red-Book Standard. Including the XTC and MediaMax copy protections to prevent such did bring Sony BGM into <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20161230005547/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/newspubs/releases/2005/122105sony_lawsuit.pdfhttp://web.archive.org/web/20161230005547/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/newspubs/releases/2005/122105sony_lawsuit.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">huge legal trouble</a> in the 2005.</p>
