iTunes: Don't Leave Home With Them 725
BadDoggie writes "Politech is reporting that your 'ownership' of music purchased from Apple's iTunes isn't what everyone considers ownership. According to the license, 'Apple may use technologies to verify' that you have not 'use[d] or attempt[d] to use the service from outside of the [United States]'. This includes Canada. Apple's 'technologies' delete the bought-and-paid-for files with no refund and no replacement when & if you leave the U.S." Update: 07/25 16:23 GMT by P : The post to Politech says the songs would "disappear," not be deleted; from the context, it seems they were merely unplayable, not deleted. Update: 07/25 21:34 GMT by M : Apple has contacted the guy, and is apparently making him happy. However, the question remains: Apple definitely doesn't want people buying new songs from outside the U.S., but do they intend to generally permit foreign users to reauthorize (in effect, retain access to) the songs they have already purchased? Apple's policy is very unclear on that point.
A license check a day.... (Score:-1, Funny)
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Wow! Canada is *outside* the US! (Score:5, Funny)
Heres a question. (Score:4, Funny)
Sigh. I think its time to give up on online music, and since i refuse to buy cds anymore, Im just gonna go buy a kazoo.
But... (Score:5, Funny)
Great, the RIAA is going to want to do this too! (Score:2, Funny)
Just think, you are just crossing the boarder with a few CDs and ZAP! A huge laser blast from orbit evaporates your CD collection!
Pot of Gold... (Score:-1, Funny)
Canada isn't part of the US? (Score:5, Funny)
Whew, for a second there I was thinking that we'd annexed Canada. Eh? I think that to be more clear, they should also specifically state that Mexico is outside the US. And, for those who are still in denial, they should state that New Jersey IS part of the United States.
Oh *great* (Score:0, Funny)
There's a reason Apple can't let people use the iTunes music service outside of the US (I'm assuming this, at least, since they would bring it to other markets if they could. I'm sure they're working on the legal bits). If they don't have the legality of the service nailed down in other countries, they sort of have to *not* let people in other countries use the service. It makes sense to me.
They've very clearly said the service is only available in the US for now. Yes, it sucks for non-US residents. Deal with it.
Don't *buy* a kazoo... (Score:3, Funny)
download it from kaz...
D'oh.
Re:Heres a question. (Score:0, Funny)
Re:But... (Score:2, Funny)
What, you mean if you take your iPod to guantanamo bay? You will obviously be detained as an enemy combatant and held in solitary confinement at the RIAA's discretion. ;-)
C'mon, Apple (Score:1, Funny)
I see you jockin' me.
Tryin' to play like you know me.
Man, Apple, you're just making yourself look worse.
You know?
I mean, Everybody's just gonna feel sorry for me.
I mean, I do.
fhqwhgads
--Jasin Natael
Re:C'mon guys (Score:5, Funny)
Re:But... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Heres a question. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Canada isn't part of the US? (Score:5, Funny)
The following reasons apply:
1) When leaving the country of New Jersey, you must always pay "export duties" on yourself. This is obviously an attempt by our ruthless dictator to keep us from leaving!
2) When traveling to see friends and/or family, you are taxed dutifully by what are call "tolls". These tools are again the attempt by our ruthless dictator to limit our movement and freedom of expression beyong our own neighborhood.
3) The currency exchange rate between US Dollars and NJ Dollars is horrendous. For example, a house that costs you $200,000 in Pennsylvania will translate to $500,000 just for crossing into our evil dictatorship. The worst part is, NJ does not have it's own currency so we must still use US dollars. The ruthless dictator obviuosly wants us to feel insignificant and poor compared to your Americans! We can't afford homes... we buy cardboard boxes and pay rent on sidewalk squares.
4) Same exchange rate goes for car insurance!
5) Speed limits are still 55mph on many roads! Even the residential ones! Obviously the evil dictator wants us all to conform to his strict policies!
6) We can't pump our own gas! Yes, that's right, the evil dictator has his hencemen pump gas for us... depriving our God given right to fuel our own automobiles!
Yeah, Dont Read my Post, it will waste your time (Score:2, Funny)
Microsoft in a nutshell:
--I am the end of all your dreams--
-NiN
Don't listen (Score:3, Funny)
I don't want to run the risk of freely distributing the tunes, breaking the law and having them deleted to people who haven't purcahsed the songs. Please plug your ears when I walk buy. I will wear a shirt to advertise my presence encouraging everyone not to listen.
And they... (Score:3, Funny)
If theres any typo on this post, well, its one of the problems with tinfoil
Re:Wow! Canada is *outside* the US! (Score:5, Funny)
J/K! I tease my Canadian friends with this all the time. Heh. Always gets them fired up. *grin*
-Alex
It would be more useful if... (Score:2, Funny)
Your moment of schadenfreude (Score:3, Funny)
Re:C'mon guys (Score:4, Funny)
With physical CDs, you have to be more concerned with hemisphere as opposed to nation. If you take your US or Canadian purchased discs to Australia or vice versa, you will not be able to play them unless you get a converter.
This converter compensates for the fact that the Aussie discs are pressed such that the grooves go in the opposite direction of north american discs that thus they must spin 'backwards.' The converter is basically a mirror-like device that causes the disc to appear in mirror image to the laser, this causing your music to play forward instead of reverse. </joke>
National Trunk Line (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Canada isn't part of the US? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:C'mon guys (Score:3, Funny)
Universal Business Adapter Salesman: "You need an adapter."
Re:Ah well... (Score:2, Funny)
I think a better analogy would be
"This is no different than David Geffen visiting you in your new, non-US home and breaking all of your CDs in half".
Re:Canada is Consistent (Score:3, Funny)