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About licenses and protected files
Some content (such as digital media files downloaded from the Internet, CD tracks, and
videos) have associated licenses that protect them from being unlawfully distributed or
shared. Licenses are created and managed by using digital rights management (DRM),
which is the technology for securing content and managing its access rights. Some
licenses may prevent you from playing files that have been copied to your device. Files
that have licenses associated with them are called “protected files.”
If you want to copy a protected file from your PC to your device, use the desktop Player to
synchronize the file to your device (instead of dragging the file from a folder on your PC to
a folder on your device, for example). This will ensure that the license is copied along with
the protected file. For more information about synchronizing files to your device and other
mobile devices, see desktop Player Help.
Note You can view the protection status for a file by checking its file properties (tapping Menu
> Properties).
To play items on your device
Use the library to find and play songs, videos, and playlists that are stored on your device
or removable storage card.
1. If you are not on the Library screen, tap Menu > Library.
2. On the Library screen, tap the Library arrow (near the top of the screen), and then tap
the library that you want use (for example, My Device or Storage Card).
3. Tap a category (for example, My Music or My Playlists), tap and hold the item that you
want to play (such as a song, album, or artist name), and then tap Play.
Note To play a file that is stored on your device but is not in a library, on the Library screen, tap
Menu > Open File. Tap and hold the item that you want to play (such as a file or a
folder), and then tap Play.