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iTunes: Don't Leave Home With Them

Posted by michael on from the apple-is-too-u.s.-centric dept.

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.

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  1. Huh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thank heavens for the analog hole, eh?

    Sound signal comes out, goes straight back into the line-in.

  2. Re:C'mon guys by Ilgaz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Come on who? This is slashdot. Anything speaks about copyright holders/artist rights is EVIL.

    Also this post will travel to -1 eventually ;-)

  3. Fired-up by My+name+isn't+Tim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fired-Up alright... like the time we burnt down the White House in the war of 1812!

  4. Re:But... by Rhubarb+Crumble · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Starting Score: 1 point
    Moderation -1
    30% Funny
    70% Overrated
    Extra 'Funny' Modifier 0 (Edit)
    Total Score: 0

    +1 Funny, -2 Overrated....Overrated at 1? How did I manage that!

  5. "All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated" by Gannoc · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "All Troll + "offtopic" mods are meta moderated as "Unfair", because you abused the system."


    I've seen that signature a few times, and I don't get it. (seriously)

  6. Re:Canada is Consistent by Farley+Mullet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dan Rather is (quite obviously) Texan.

  7. Re:C'mon guys by Ilgaz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wouldn't bitch about moderation as this was kinda expected based on Slashdot style, but this thing from irc.xchat.org #linux kinda forced me.

    Heh heh. Got mod points. Ilgaz has made flamebait comments recently. Hilarity now ensuing.

    http://slashdot.org/~syberghost spoke.

    I always trusted to metamoderation system of slashdot but not all sure now.

    Well, I leave him alone with his own lameness abusing Slashdot system... Feel free to off-topic this post.