No More iTunes Store?
I read an article on HipHopDX.com that Apple may be forced to give up a larger percentage of their iTunes Store sales to higher up music companies/corporations, which would force Apple to raise their current prices in order to still be a profitable company. Apple has threatened that they would shut down the iTunes Store before raising the prices for their customers. So this will be interesting to keep an eye on to see what happens. I hope the iTunes Store is not closed, and I know Apple doesn't want to close it either because I'm sure they make a lot of money from the store. If anyone hears or see's any updates on this, please reply with the information because I would like to know what's going on if I miss the news about it!
Hey Phil,
Believe it or not, there was a resolution to this issue roughly 24 hours after this story was first mentioned by a good number of news outlets. I'm still rather surprised though that the follow-up story wasn't given nearly as much attention as the initial "knee-jerk reaction" made by the press.
Based on information that I've found, it looks as though the federal Copyright Royalty Board froze the royalty fee due to songwriters at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. Neither party involved (Apple or the Recording Industry Association of America) appears to have been overly pleased with the decision, but spokespeople from both sides seem to have admitted that the ruling should prove to be beneficial. A good compromise means that no one involved gets everything that they want, I guess.
If you'd like to read more on this story, you should be able to find the official Associated Press article by searching for "Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged."
Hope this helps you out!
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Thanks!Sorry, but no one here knows anything about Apple's future plans for more iTunes Stores. We'll just have to wait and see.
But just FYI, you can use an Apple TV with any compatible content you can import into iTunes. It's not useless just because you don't have an online store from which to purchase. Lots of people pay as much for a device that will only stream audio (such as the Slim Devices Squeezebox), and the Apple TV will also stream photos. And, as others have pointed out, you can import your own video content: home movies, content downloaded (legally, I trust) from the Internet where the formats are compatible or can be converted, and where legal, your own purchased DVDs.
So for many people, the Apple TV may well have features that are sufficiently compelling even where Apple has not yet been able to open an iTunes Store. -
Can I use my iTunes Store account with more than one PC ?
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Steve.Good question.
I don't think you can--if I'm incorrect, someone will tell me--but it seems to me to be easier to simply open an iTunes account for your mom. Then get her a gift card, load it into iTunes for her, and rent a movie that way. Not elegant at all...but workable.
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You can try requesting that an item be added to the UK store via this page, but unless the rights-holder agrees to then Apple won't be able to sell it here : http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunes.html -
I have more than 300 CDs that I have downloaded to my computer and have purchased hundreds of songs from the iTunes store on my Mac. I cannot play any of this music now. How can I restore my iTunes library? I can see the music files, but they will not play. The message I get is that the file cannot be found. I have stopped purchasing any music from iTunes, and will not do so in the future unless this can be resolved. Why buy music if in the future you can't play it? I have not connected my ipod to my computer for months because of concerns that my music will disappear from there too.
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None of us work for Apple so it's up to you if you won't buy from them until it is fixed. We will try to help you fix it, because we're nice. -
I can no longer download music from itunes store. It happened when I was trying to download songs dragged into a playlist. I tried to download more than one at a time. It stopped. Now I cant download at all. Even rebooted my machine.
OK thanks I will try that. I just don't understand why I still can't download new videos as I've deleted the software I installed and I've changed my camera settings back to what they were before when I could download into iPhoto. I perhaps should have mentioned it's iPhoto '08 version 7.1.5. Is there any way of putting iPhoto back as the "default download and view" programme?
It could be as simple as longer (larger) videos - iPhoto does not always handle larger video files well
Is there any way of putting iPhoto back as the "default download and view" programme?
iPhoto is not a download and view program - it is a photo management database program that imports photos - Image Capture is a download program - Preview is a view program
The default program to download your photos is set in the preference panel of either iPhoto or image capture
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hi, i have an imac which i bought second hand but but the itunes store wont load up nor will me songs ect sync with the itunes on this comp? i have had no issues with this on previous laptops.... any more of this and i may move to samsung! please help!
kaylsk1 wrote:
udated and its on 10.6.8 yet still no change
Your signature in 1st post was 10.8.2.
You went backwards?
Did you reformat and reinstall when you first purchased it?
If not I HIGHLY recommend you do that before you do anything else. -
I do not have access to itunes store. I tunes store was working well with my old ipod with 30GB wich i had for about 6 years. I went to the store to have the battery replaced. However, I was told that my ipod was ready to be recycle. I received 10% discount to buy an ipod touch with 60GB +. When I connected the ipod touch to my computer, i did not have access to itunes store. Also, none of my music was synced. In addition, the icon for my ipod showed that the battery was not charged even though I charged the ipod touch for more than 8 hours prior to conneting it to the computer.
I have installed the latest version for itunes 10.6.1. Still I do not have access to itunes store. I have put more than 10 hours trying to solve this issue. I have become frustrated and ready to return my purchase.
Please helpHere is what worked for me:
My usb hub, being usb2, was too fast. I moved the wire to a usb port directory on my pc. That is a usb1 port which is slow enough to run your snyc. -
TS1702 Any body know what is happening with this app "eTodo" ? is no more in the iTunes store !
Any body know what is happening with this app "eTodo" ? is no more in the iTunes store !
I have this problem for one year I think and no one can’t solve that,I made 6 screen shots and I will uploading in a few seconds all of them and please just check them !
My problem is: I bought an application last year and after some time I had lost the app from my iTunes store.
Now,what I want to do is: I want to get that app again,but I could not find anywhere in the iTunes store,websites ,nobody could not help me with that
The app has been deleted from everywhere !If the app is no longer in the store then you won't be able to redownload it. You don't have a copy of it in your computer's iTunes library or on your backup of your downloads/library so that you can sync it back to your phone ?
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I recently upgraded from an older AppleTV to the new AppleTV. The TV Shows I can access through the new AppleTV are far fewer than before. For example, I cannot find Modern Family on the iTune Store, whereas I used to be able to find it on my older AppleTV. Any reason why the selection is more limited?
I just found out the answer to my own post by browsing through other discussions. Looks like the new AppleTV only provides access to rental TV shows. Can't purchase anything ... So, the selection is far more limited. It's a drag, but at least the mystery is solved...
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Just updated to iCloud, but I can't find the 'purchased' list on the iTunes store on my iPhone. There's no button for it on the toolbar or under the 'more' option. Want to play/download my puchased music via iCloud on my iPhone.... Help someone please?!
Hi again Limons,
just got your last reply per mail, re: 'presently only available in the USA.'
Unfortunately, you're right. Just found this article: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061011icloud
seem like it's going to be a while before this gets sorted out . . .
Frustrating outcome to my question, but thanks a lot for helping me sort out what the problem was :-)
All the best to you. -
I'm playing candy crush and Pharos slots but if I try to buy more lives or credits there is an error that says to contact the iTunes stor. This happens on and off. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Please help
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