Apple FairPlay DRM protected, paid for, iBooks readable on OS X?

I was amazed to learn just how many folks are furious about this limitation that Apple's FairPlay DRM encryption of iBooks purchased on iTunes with a MacBook, are only readable on an iOS device.
My Google search on reading paid for Mac iBooks revealed that there are many threads on this subject on many web pages
The only solution I have found so far is to buy books on Amazon. is there some solution other than that?
Interesting that Apple's Feedback choices do not even show iBooks as a possible feedback option.

Sjazbec wrote:
I do not buy a book and be limited to read it on my ipod only. I want to read only some parts of it there, and the rest on my 15 inch laptop or my 20 inch secondary monitor.. perfectly understandable by every ebook user, but not by Apple ?
I completely understand the desire to not be limited to the device you can read eBooks on, and most eBook readers I know will also agree. However, the majority of those same readers will also say they do not care to read eBooks on their computers, which is, most likely, why Apple presently only allows reading of eBooks purchased throught the iTunes store on iDevices. Additionally, most of the heavy readers I know don't use iDevices, they use e-ink devices to read. The people, like yourself, who want to read eBooks on their computers are actually a rather small minority of readers.

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Creating DRM-Protected Content for Playback in Quicktime

I would like to create some protected audio content, not for sale, but so that only authorized persons can listen to it. Since I have had problems with Windows Media DRM, I am wondering whether a private person can create DRM-protected content that Quicktime can play back. I don't know how authorizations would work and I am not intending to stream the content, just to make it available for download.
Does anyone know about this? Any ideas? A series of Google searches on Apple's website produced nothing relevant.

Sorry, but there is no scheme for creating copy protection in a QuickTime file, at least none that are practical. There was Media Keys, but that was only supported by the SorensonVideo 3 codec. Apple has not made the DRM they use for the iTunes Store available to other users.
The only way I can think of to copy-protect a QuickTime file for a web site would be to either put the download on a password-protected web page or wrap the QuickTime file in a password-protected archive of some format (Stuffit can password-protect an archive and there are probably other solutions as well).

I have music on two apple id's, I paid for both. How can I consolidate them and not go back and forth?

I need help to get my music from both my apple id's into my music.
Will iTunes ever consolidate what I paid for?

Sorry, but merging of iTunes Store accounts/Apple IDs, if that's what you're asking, is not currently possible. Whether it ever will be is something none of us here can say.
Regards.

Apple policy on inappropriate content for iBooks

Hello,
I have an idea for an iBook that I would create using iBooks Author, and plan to distribute via the App Store (or the iBooks Store, or wherever it ends up when you submit it via Author).
However, I've been warned that Apple has a policy on inappropriate content and, having spent time and effort on creating this iBook I'm concerned that it may be rejected without an obvious reason being given. Examples of past censorship seem to have included references to gay images (no nudity - just two men kissing), and even censorship of text.
I have also found references to "Apple's policy on inappropriate content" on non-Apple sites that offer an iBook creation service, but I can't seem to find that policy on Apple's website.
Is there a resource anyone can point me to to prevent me wasting a huge amount of time and money? I'm thinking specifically of policies for the enhanced iBooks with embedded video files.
BTW - I'm not talking about *********** or offensive text content. But there would be mildly "adult" video material that I would put on a par with something you might see in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Definitely no nudity.
Cheers,
Geoff

spudmachine wrote:
But can you point me to Apple's policy document?
I've never seen one, perhaps someone else has and will answer....
You might search the ibookstore for "adult" and see if things are already there similar to what you are planning.

Apple recommended antivirus protection programs for Mac and IOS

Recommended antivirus software for windows 8 and mac

1. This comment applies to malicious software ("malware") that's installed unwittingly by the victim of a network attack. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the victim's computer. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it. If you have reason to suspect that you're the target of such an attack, you need expert help.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user, but internally Apple calls it "XProtect." The malware recognition database is automatically checked for updates once a day; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
For the reasons given above, App Store products, and other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. OS X security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is presumably effective against known attacks, but maybe not against unknown attacks. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. XProtect, Gatekeeper, and MRT reduce the risk of malware attack, but they're not absolute protection. The first and best line of defense is always your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the malware attacker. If you're smarter than he thinks you are, you'll win.
That means, in practice, that you never use software that comes from an untrustworthy source, or that does something inherently untrustworthy. How do you know what is trustworthy?
Any website that prompts you to install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one, is untrustworthy.
A web operator who tells you that you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, or that you have won a prize in a contest you never entered, is trying to commit a crime with you as the victim. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
Pirated copies or "cracks" of commercial software, no matter where they come from, are unsafe.
Software of any kind downloaded from a BitTorrent or from a Usenet binary newsgroup is unsafe.
Software that purports to help you do something that's illegal or that infringes copyright, such as saving streamed audio or video for reuse without permission, is unsafe. All YouTube "downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily harmful.
Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, must be downloaded directly from the developer’s website. If it comes from any other source, it's unsafe.
Even signed applications, no matter what the source, should not be trusted if they do something unexpected, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it — not JavaScript — in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a lock icon in the address bar with the abbreviation "https" when visiting a secure site.
Follow the above guidelines, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself from malware.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they all do more harm than good, if they do any good at all. Any database of known threats is always going to be out of date. Most of the danger is from unknown threats. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use the free software ClamXav— nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial "anti-virus" products?
Their design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere.
In order to meet that nonexistent threat, the software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
By modifying the operating system, the software itself may create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
8. ClamXav doesn't have these drawbacks. That doesn't mean it's entirely safe. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
ClamXav is not needed, and should not be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful only for detecting Windows malware. Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else.
A Windows malware attachment in email is usually easy to recognize. The file name will often be targeted at people who aren't very bright; for example:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!H0TBABEZ4U!!!!!!!.AVI♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.exe
ClamXav may be able to tell you which particular virus or trojan it is, but do you care? In practice, there's seldom a reason to use ClamXav unless a network administrator requires you to run an anti-virus application.
9. The greatest harm done by security software, in my opinion, is in its effect on human behavior. It does little or nothing to protect people from emerging "zero-day" threats, but if they get a false sense of security from it, they may feel free to do things that expose them to higher risk. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.
10. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.

Does Apple offer a Protection Plan for the IPhone

Does the IPHone have an Apple protection Plan now?

yup its true apple dose.. but just be aware that it dose not cover normal ware n tare =/
b. Limitations. The Plan does not cover:(ii) Damage to the Covered Equipment caused by accident, abuse, neglect, misuse (including faulty
installation, repair, or maintenance by anyone other than Apple or an Apple Authorized Service
Provider), unauthorized modification, extreme environment (including extreme temperature or
humidity), extreme physical or electrical stress or interference, fluctuation or surges of electrical
power, lightning, static electricity, fire, acts of God or other external causes;

HT1498 An error occurred loading this content. Try again later. This is what happens when trying to watch a movie on Apple TV. Have paid for this

An error occurred loading this content. This is what happens when trying to a movie I have purchased

Hello, fortfrances
You may find this article helpful when troubleshooting issues with your Apple TV.
Apple TV: Basic troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1551
Cheers,
Jason H.

How do I pay for iBook purchases in South Africa?

How do I purchase / pay for a book purchased from iBooks if I live in South Africa?

Paid for ibooks are not currently available in the South African store, there are only free books. Do you have access to other ebook apps/stores e.g. Amazon/Kindle, Kobo, Nook ?

Apple Support ignores me completely, there is no way I can complain about lack of feed back and I even have paid for a protection plan!

I have paid for an extended support through the Apple protection plan. Frankly I do not understand what I´ve paid for as there is no support and no plan, except ignorance and waiting time.
I have had and still have serious problem with my Mac Book Pro, and spent loads of money on phone charges with mainly negative results. All I have "achieved" is wasted time. I just wonder if it is only me who feel totally helpless as the Support People are not really helping. I´ve spent approsmimately 200 USD in phonecharges on their support phone, so far. But that is nothing compared to the hours spent waiting for answer and listening no absolute nonsense. Finally I went to an Apple store who sent the machine in for repair, and one fault was the motherboard. However I could still not connect with my Time Capsule and Aperture seemed to have lost all my photos. This all happende after upgrading to Mountail Lion. Also the cable network isn´t working. I can easily see on the net that I am not the only one with problems. I´ve ended up with solving most of this myself, except the network connection. It is still not working.
I am actually deeply dissapointed with Apple and I cannot find any way to even forward a complaint. Not that I believe it would help, but at least I´ve tried. I also think it would be fair to to get my money back for a product I´ve paid for which obviously isn´t working, namely the Apple Care Protection Plan.

Hi, so you suggest I should be grateful for getting what I have paid for? Sorry but that's only getting what I paid for. Add to that, that this has been against the phone support I've used a lot of time and money for! I don't feel anything but hopelessness for the total lack of customer support. An expensive Mac Book Pro shouldn't fail after 2 years in the first place! But failure may of course happen with the best products, and Apple as well. The real fault however is Apple's arrogance and failure to fix it! Instead of getting help and guidance to a solution, I used hours and lost days of work, and was made to pay a lot for total unusable "assistance". I was even adviced to hold back on taking the Mac Book Pro to a store, as I was told the support person a senior, would figure it out. Well Apple definiately squezzed the lemon! Since the Time Capsule/Time Machine system didn't fuction I was also in a stale mate as I needed assurance that My files wasn't lost when delivering the machine for repair. I was adviced that could happen. Quite a deadlock wasn't it! As an expert on Quality Assurance I was also suffering lost revenue in my work for clients. I finally had to buy a Samsung Ultrabook as working machine and backup, a neccesity as Apple obviously cannot be trusted when needed. Bill Gates and Windows has one advantage over Apple, they know things can go wrong and hence have much better support. Apple support is a maze were only the strongest and most persistent get through. I am one as I didn't accept being treated like that. That's the only reason I finally got a repair. However the machine is still not functioning as mentioned. I have a case number, a phone number and mail address to a senior support person, whom I've been trying to contact for more than a week, He has still not responded to my mails or phone calls. I cannot even figure out how to contact Apple to complain about such ignorance. Note by the way that here in Norway I must pay to call support and more often than not there is more than half an hour waiting time. I might spend hundred of dollars in that "game" without even knowing that I will get the support I've paid for and only keep paying even more for wasting my time! This is simply not good enough, it is no less than arrogant and wrong! I frankly think Apple is doing a big mistake with such por treatmen of their customers.

HT1349 Do I only have a certain window of time to register my Apple Service and Support protection plan before it expires? I certainly hope not I paid for it and could never get the serial numbers for product & protection to sync together!

Do I only have a certain window of time to register my Apple Service and Support protection plan before it expires? I certainly hope not I paid for it and could never get the serial numbers for product & protection to sync together!

Normally must register an AppleCare plan before the original warranty on the Mac expires. If you have problems registering the AppleCare plan for your MacBook, call Apple tech support and ask to be connected to AppleCare Plan Adminstration.
For future posts, please make sure you're in the most appropriate forum for the product or service you're asking about. You'll be most likely to get quick and accurate help that way.
Regards.

Data recovery planning for DRM protected musi

Hi folks,
I'm curious to hear from you on this topic: <FONT color=#cc0000>how do you protect your DRM-protected music (with download license, <EM>not subscription</EM>) - and I mean: data backup and recovery.
Let me put it this way: I'm interested in buying music online, as opposed to buying CDs as I did until now. But I'm real concerned about the implications of the DRM.
If I see how much trouble it costs to do proper data recovery planning (i.e. a backup plan and execution) for my home pc, and how much data tends to get lost when transitioning to new PC or OS, and how quickly internet economy can shift to new hypes and solutions, I'm simply afraid that all these DRM restrictions will mean that in 5 years from now, I will not be able to use the music I buy today.
Reason can be : data loss, format changes, companies out of business, changing to OS (Linux, ...) that doesn't have the DRM appropriate software, etc, etc...
So, for instance, do you convert all your DRM music to DRM-free formats? Or how do you answer the above question for yourself?
I emphasize that I'm talking about personal and legal backups here, and no more than that.
thanks for sharing!
Fred

I wish music store wouldn't try to hide the important info relating to their DRM/audio format infrastructure. I mean, some make it clear, but some are just straight up opaque. Here is my list as of right now of what I know about each service and what it allows for purchased music.
I Li've In The US, So I'm Only Posting Usage Guidelines for US Music Stores.
Apple iTunes Music Store:
Format = AAC (M4P)
Bitrate/Quality = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-download Purchased Music = No
DRM = FairPlay
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
Napster 3.0:
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate/Quality = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-download Purchased Music = Yes
DRM = Windows Media DRM
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
MusicMatch Jukebox 0. (Purchases)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate/Quality = 60kbps VBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-download Purchased Music = No
DRM = Windows Media DRM
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
MusicMatch Jukebox 0. (On-Demand Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate/Quality = 92kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-download Subscription Music = Yes
DRM = Windows Media DRM
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
RealPlayer Music Store
Format = RealAudio 0 (RAX)
Bitrate = 92kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-download Purchased Music = No
DRM = Helix*
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
RealRhapsody 3.0 (Purchases)
Format = RealAudio 0 (RAX)
Bitrate = 92kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
DRM = Helix*
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
RealRhapsody 3.0 (Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 60kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Subscription Music = Yes
DRM = Windows Media DRM
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
Yahoo Music Unlimited (Purchases And Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 92kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = No
Can Re-Download Subscription Music = Yes
DRM = Windows Media DRM
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
Sony Connect
Format = ATRAC3 (Not ATRACplus)
Bitrate = 32kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
DRM = OpenMagicGate (OpenMG)
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited for all, except Warner Music Group Music which is 3.
Virgin Digital (Purchases)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
Virgin Digital (Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Subscription Music = Yes
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = No
MSN Music
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate 60kbps VBR
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No (Coming)
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
Wal-Mart Digital Downloads***
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines =
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 0 Burns
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
MusicNow*** (Purchases)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines =
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = Yes
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = Unlimited On Some, 0 On Others.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
MusicNow (Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps CBR
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Subscription Music = Yes
Subscription Service Yes
Subscription Devices = No
F.Y.E Digital Downloads (Purchased)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28
Allowed Machines = 5
Can Re-Download Purchased Music = No
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
F.Y.E. Digital Downloads (Subscription)
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Subscription Music = Yes
Subscription Service = Yes
Subscription Devices = Yes
PureTracks
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps
Allowed Machines = 3
Can Re-Download Purchased Tracks = Yes
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = Unlimited On Some; 0 On Others.
Device Exportation = Unlimited.
BuyMusic.com
Format = Windows Media Audio
Bitrate = 28kbps and selected 256kbps Songs.
Allowed Machines = Generally 5
Can Re-Download Purchased Tracks = Yes
Subscription Service = No
Subscription Devices = No
CD Burning = 7 Playlist Burns Of The Same Music In A Row.
Device Exportation = Varies.
***To Obtain Licenses For Purchased Songs On Other Machines You Might Haft to E-mail Them.
Some Of These Providers Do Not Gi've Anymore Licenses. BuyMusic I believe does not. Virgin gives 5 licenses and that it.
iTunes, MSN Music, Real MusicStore, Sony Connect, Rhapsody, Yahoo Music, and MusicMatch all use the authorize/deauthorize DRM scheme. The others just give you up to, 3 license's at a time, sometime just .
MSN Music U.S. States:
What if I lose my music?
MSN is not responsible for lost downloads, and you should always ensure that you maintain a current backup of your music. MSN Support can replace lost downloads only under certain circumstances such as the crash of your computer's hard disk dri've.
If you feel you have encountered circumstances that warrant a replacement of one or more of your purchased tracks please contact MSN Support for further assistance.Message Edited by bigcraig0 on 09-08-2005 0:05 PM

I have 2 Apple IDs. How can I move all my purchased (paid-for) apps under only 1 of my Apple IDs?

Long ago I bought several, relatively expensive, apps under a old Apple ID.
I then purchased many more paid-for apps under a new Apple ID.
I was unaware that the purchased apps are tied to the Apple ID which I happen to be logged in with, at the time of the purchase: I thought they'd be tied to my authorised PC(s).
Now I'm absolutely sick of having to constantly switch between IDs, even just to CHECK for updates.
What I want to do is move all the paid-for apps which I bought under the old Apple ID to the new Apple ID. Both ID demonstrably belong to me.
Having all my apps under 1 only Apple ID would allow me to update them easily, and no longer be FORCED to switch IDs all the time.
In short I want to use only 1 Apple ID for the future.
If the Apple Store locks the apps to the Apple ID (as it does) instead than to the authorised PC (as it should do), then it should also PREVENT a user from creating a second Apple ID (at least, from the same iTunes installation on the same PC!), or at the very least display a HUGE warning that any paid-for apps purchased under another, older Apple ID will be unavailable under the new Apple ID! The apple Store, and iTunes, do neither thing,
Then the Apple Store and iTunes should at the very least allow a user to put all apps under the same Apple ID!
After all, the Apple Store and iTunes on my PC and iTunes on my Iphone can all "see" that I own TWO legitimate Apple IDs (with purchases and updates): it must be possible to move these apps from one ID to the another ID, at least once! They're MY OWN purchases, paid: can I manage them a bit easier?
Marco

No, it seems you don't (want to) understand. I see 2 things very wrong with your explanation.
1. The move would only need to happen between "accounts" demonstrably and legitimately belonging to the same user. In fact, I'm still using both the old one (for updates only, no new purchases) and the new one (updates and purchases -- actually no morep urchases until Apple solves this). And unless I'm mistaken, I can already have my apps on more than one iDevice at the time: eg. on 1 iPhone and1 iPad. I don't ask for apps to be moved between unrelated accounts: only between accounts belonging to the same "person". And I do not see how changing what is effectively just a "label" embedded in the binary files residing on my hard disk (or in the cloud), which can be verified as legitimately belonging to me thru two ID registered on the same authorised PC could possibly allow anyone to cheat the system. The apps' files have embedded an old label before, and a new label after the operation, both belonging to me, associated to my payment details. That's not rocket science.
In fact, both my Apple ID were at some point linked to the same credit card. And in fact, I only created a second one because at some point I managed to forget my Hotmail EMAIL password, not my Apple STORE password!
The two passwords needn't be the same, adding to the confusion. For months I used that account to buy apps, and never checked the email, since I was not interested in marketing from Apple, and I could see the payments from my credit card statements: that's how I forgot my Hotmail EMAIL password for that Hotmail email address.
Since Microsoft wouldn't allow me to access my Hotmail account anymore (and rightly so, becuase I managed to exhaust all possibilities, and even forgot the security question), and so I could not check my Apple Store emails, I then decided to create a new account, this time with a Live! email address, and this time I used the same password for both the Live! EMAIL and the Apple STORE authentication.
For more than TWO years I used the old Hotmail Apple ID to get updates, without during all that time being able to read the email or access that Hotmail account: this should tell you how stupid this system is! And for the same time, and until last month (I no longer buy anything), I used the new ID for both NEW purchases and their updates.
Now after getting both a new iPhone (only because the old one was unfortunately stolen on my holiday) and a new PC, i NO longer want to be forced to use both IDs, which forces me to constantly switch between them, and also carries the risk that I inadvertently purchase something with the old one, to which EMAIL address I no longer have access: so I can't even check invoices. But most of all, I don't want to be inconvenienced like this by Apple.
Since the Apple ID is such an important concept, forever ID tied to your purchases, it should NOT be an email address, which are disposable by their own nature. When creating it, one is naturally driven to think it'll only be needed to check Apple Store's emails and newsletters and the such. Why should people be forced to FOREVER use an email address, perhaps linked to a job or relationship they had years earlier, to update their purchases?
The thing is, Apple made the Apple IDs as email addresses simply to ensure that as many people as possible can at any time buy as many apps and songs as possible: just create a new Apple ID: after all, it is (seems) just an email address! and you're done. But they DON'T telly you they'll tie FOREVER your purchases to it. So you're reasonably entitled to think they'll tie them to your payments details, until you discover otherwise the hard way.
And since most Apple users feel humbled by Apple (the "genial" idea of calling "Genius" the support guys at the stores, wo usually don't have a clue on anyhting less than trivial, is part of this) and fear of feeling "stupid" for getting wrong soemthing with what are supposed to be the most user-friendly company and products, they will simply buy the apps again under the new ID, bringing more profits to Apple. This also can't be casual.
My apps are available, under both Apple IDs at the same time, to iTunes: be it on my PC on in the iCloud. The same mechanism that physically "embeds" that Apple ID in the app file when I first buy it, can surely be used to change it afterwards. It's just a matter of willing to do so. This content (apps, songs, etc) may be digital (that is, files) rather than traditional (eg. books), but I assure you that the disk blocks taken by the app or song files in the iTunes directory on my PC or in the iCloud are as physical as a book or a mp3 player: they CAN be changed in a perfectly safe and trackable way, without risk of cheating. Ever heard of MAC addresses? Or other unique info that can easily be gathered from the PC's operating system or BIOS? or credit card details, already available?
2. The policy of inconveniencing (punishing) the huge majority of users (citizens) to prevent a tiny minority from misbehaving can be good for sheep, but not for rational people. It's typical of unimaginative, monopolistic companies (oppressive governments), not of progressive, modern and innovative ones. The cost of protecting their proficts from those who would steal from them is theirs (the company's), not ours (the users'). They should be more creative and inventive, in finding solutions to stop 10 people who would misuse their system, rather than annoying the 10 million who won't. I would never do so (mostly because I thing it's morally wrong, but also because I can't be bothered), but I understand why people invent ways to circumvent this gratuituos, bullish constraints.
Also, CAN'T you REALLY see the difference between these TWO options:
- allowing a user to change an app's associated account ONCE IN A LIFETIME, even only ONCE per app
- FORCING a user to switch Apple IDs EVERY TIME (DAY, OR WEEK) FOREVER, to check and/or update
??? Am I talking to a person, or to a robot, or to a undercover Apple employee here?
Both things are possible. The second is more convenient financially for Apple, that's all.
But it's also so clearly unfair to their customers. No more, thanks.
To finish, many if not almost all of the issues in threads like https://discussions.apple.com/message/18954743#18954743 (like husband and wife sharing a PC with two iPhones, or kids' gifts, etc) really boil down to this issue, despite being often complicated by sloppy explanation (when they say "password" , do they mean the Apple ID's or the Email account's?, and so on) and unreasonable requests (like having the same app, only paid once, available under two IDs, even if on the same PC: this is not what I ask, and it's unreasonable) -- and could be solved by the concept of a "master" ID and "secondary" ID: if you read well, the real issue is almost always for everybody having to switch between "old" (or "wife's", "kids'") and new (or "husband's", "dad's") Apple IDs: and this must be done on BOTH the iTunes application on the PC or Mac, and on the devices themselves.

I just paid for a TV series on my iPad and after watching 1 episode the message appeared This device is already associated with an Apple ID

I just paid for a TV series on my iPad and after watching 1 episode the message appeared This device is already associated with an Apple ID

Hello there, rickfrombeverley hills.
The following Knowledge Base article provides information on how to report the issue you're having with your purchase:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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My new iBook is downloaded and blank . I paid for it.

Tina-
I thought the iPad iBooks App was free!
Now you need to add some books. Apple should let you download Winnie the Pooh for free.
There may be other free books available in the iTunes store. You can also find ePub books and PDF books at other sites, that are compatible with iBooks. A couple are:
<http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Category:Bookshelf>
and
<http://www.baen.com/library/>
Fred

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