Authorising computers to play content from iTunes Store...

I've recently started downloading films, tv shows and the odd album from the iTunes store. I've spent about $200 in the last while, and it's a great service. Something crossed my mind last night...
I'm currently using my macbook pro to download content, and then I either play it on my macbook or transfer it to my apple tv. All working fine...
Now, I've decided that I'm going to get a mac mini to use as a media server. I'm going to use it to play dvds, hook an elgato eyetv up to it to record tv, rip my dvd library, and finally I'm going to be able to free up my macbook pro from downloading content and ripping dvds. I'm then going to transfer my apple tv to the bedroom and the mac mini will take it's place in the living room.
What crossed my mind was, when I set up this server that will make 2 computers that I will need to authorise, my girlfriend's laptop makes 3. I'm not entirely sure if the apple tv counts as one authorisation but it probably does so that makes 4. What happens when I update one of these computers...say get a new macbook pro... then in a couple of years I upgrade the mac mini and maybe get a mac pro too?? I'm going to lose all my content eventually.
My question 2 questions are:
1) Can I de-authorise a computer and replace it with another computer?
or
2) Do you think after X number of years, apple will unlock old content so that it will play on other computers?
I hope I can de-authorise computers, otherwise I'll be stuck with these computers if I want to keep this content... I'm now seriously thinking about stopping using the iTunes store. It just seems criminal to spend so much cash on stuff that isn't going to work in a couple of years...

Hi,
From iTunes, click Store, then Deauthorize Computer...
Steve Jobs did announce that they will update iTunes store such that you would have the choice of buying licensed music (i.e. restricted to authorised computers) and license less music (no restrictions).
The snag was, you would have to pay more for license less music (but, at least you would have the choice).
Read more about it at http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html
Now, if you find anything that could help me update my iPod firmware, I would be most grateful....
I hope this answers your questions...
Regards,

Similar Messages

Apple TV 3gen won't play content from iTunes, Apple TV 2nd gen works fine same network

Hi.
Recently, after all the most recent Apple updates, my Apple TV 3rd gen won’t play content from iTunes on my Mac. I have an Apple TV 3nd gen on the same network and it works fine. This problem started after the recent round of OS X updates( I am running 10.9.2 and iTunes 11.1.5. As my Apple TV3 was actually new and I took it to the Apple store where they kindly gave me a new one but the same thing happens. The Apple TV 3rd gen will play content through the onboard clients like Netflix, iTunes, Bloomberg.
The Apple TV3rd gen won’t play anything form my computer’s iTunes library, whether or not it was purchased from the Itunes store or home movies from iPhone etc. I have restored the device a few times to no luck. I have even switched routers, same problem.
Any thoughts ?
Thanks in advance.

Home sharing was configured and turned on. I can actually see all the content on my Mac. When I trry to play anything i just see the white spinning wheel on the black background.

Can't update apps or download content from itunes store

I have a large itunes library and I sync it with 2 ipads and one iphone.
But I can't download content i bought from itunes store or update my iphone/ipad apps.
It says (directly translated from swedish) : Can't download, xxx not authorized. Please check your internet connection.
I use a MBP with Maverick, iTunes and all other software on computer and phones are up to date.

iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases

IPad & iPhone only play video from iTunes store after iOS7 upgrade

I just noticed that my iPad and iPhone can only play content from the iTunes store now that I have upgraded them to iOS7. They can not even play videos that my iPhone recorded before the upgraded. They are also not able to play videos that I RIPPED from DVD's using Handbrake. It had no problem playing any of this content before upgrading. I can still play the videos though iTunes just fine. And my old iPhone that is still on iOS6 plays the videos just fine. Does anyone know of a work around to get iOS seven devices to play video that is not from the iTunes store?

Thanks tried that as well as a full restore of the iPhone. This seems to be by design. ITunes will not even sync the files to the iOS7 devices now. Says the files will not be copied because they can not be played, but my iOS6 devices can sync them and play them.

Ipad mini remote app will connect to my itunes library and apple tv but can't play content from itunes library on the apple tv

What I am trying to do is very simple, and I am sure I have done it before.
I have an Apple TV (2nd Gen) connected to Wifi Network (Airport Extreme 802.11n) I want to stream content from the itunes library on my macbook pro over the wifi network to the Apple TV. This works no problem, home sharing is set up and I can see the itunes library under 'Computer' on the Apple TV interface. I can use the Apple Remote to scroll through and play content from my itunes. Works no problem.
Now I want to use the remote app on my ipad mini to control the apple tv. Using up to date app (Version 3.01) Again, everything looks like it should work. I have turned on Home Sharing on the remote app settings. It works fine and both my itunes library and Apple TV show up on the interface. I can touch the itunes icon and control the itunes on my computer and play music and video on my computer screen.
Now when I touch the apple tv icon I can't see my itunes library content to play on the apple tv. I see the below image. If I tap on the icon in the bottom left it takes me back to the screen in the first image. What is the strangest thing is that I can control the apple tv using the gestures interface! This isn't what I want though and I want to be able to see the itunes library on the screen of the ipad and play it on the apple tv. You can see in the video on this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvEpgcE9KCs). This is what I am trying to do and I just don't understand why I don't get the screen seen at 1:25 in the video. Instead I get the screen seen in the below image.

OK, Problem solved. Software on Apple TV was VERY outdated. It had been sitting in the box for over a year and needed an update. Problem solved!

New Mac Not Authorized To Play Music From iTunes Store

My new Mac is not authorized to play music purchased from the iTunes store. This was my error since I was a bit over exuberant and forgot to deauthorize my old computer before transferring the iTunes library using the setup assistant.
I do not plan to keep my old computer and will delete the music. In order to retain all my old settings (e.g. copies still available), am I now able to repeat the transfer process using the migration assistant?
I would like to simply deauthorize the old computer and then transfer the iTunes files a second time.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rod

Just go to 'Store' in the menu bar in iTunes and select 'Authorize' to authorize your new Mac with your iTunes account.
If you have authorized 5 computers (the maximum), you can reset them all once a year from the account management section of iTunes Music Store. Access this by signing in and clicking the button labelled with your Apple ID in the top right of the iTunes Store window.
You can transfer your entire iTunes library (ratings, playlists, date added, last played, playcount etc.) by just copying the entire iTunes folder (containing iTunes Library, iTunes Music and iTunes Music Library.xml) from your old Music folder to your new one.
Make sure you back up all of your purchased music, it cannot be downloaded again!
Hope that is helpful in some way!
Tom.

Playing music from itunes store on creative produ

hi all,
my 2nd ipod has just broken, no surprises there, so i think my relationship with apple is well and truly over. i have bought some music from the itunes store which is in "protected AAC" format, with file type ".m4p". does anyone know if this music is able to be played on other players, or another monopoly situation snapped up by apple?
thanks

You'll have to search the web for info on converting .m4p files to either wma or mp3 format as the Mods won't stand for any discussion on breaking DRM.
You could always burn your songs to CD and the re-rip them to one of the above formats. After all, you have paid for them (or the right to listen to them)!
PB

Playing movies from iTunes store on another computer

I am admittedly new to iTunes, but I was wondering if I can access my purchases on another computer? Or is what I downloaded from the store only downloaded onto one specific computer and inaccessible again from the store without repurchasing it? I downloaded a few movies onto my mac but I wanted to burn the movies from my Dell onto a DVD. Can I do that without saving the movies from my mac onto a flash drive and transferring the files to my Dell?

To view on another computer you need to transfer the file to the other computer. Add the file to iTunes on that computer. If iTunes on the second computer is authorized with the same account as the first one, the file will play.

Watching HD content from iTunes store on a 30" Cinema Display..

… You can't.
I just bought a new 30" display for my MacPro and to celebrate I bought an HD TV show from iTunes. I'm not allowed to view it on that monitor connected to the DVI port. I tried to purchase a mini-display adapter to run the monitor from thinking that would pass the signal.
(The new LCD 24" and the iMac 27" as display will both show the HD content).
An Apple Senior Engineer told my AppleCare phone rep that there is a chip in the new monitors which will pass the purchased HD signal. (My Unibody 17" shows the file.)
So even if I connect the 30" to the mini-display port i still couldn't watch the HD content.
So why not sell (provide?) an adapter that contains the chip and goes between the display port and the monitor? Does anyone make this?

An Apple Senior Engineer told my AppleCare phone rep that there is a chip in the new monitors which will pass the purchased HD signal. (My Unibody 17" shows the file.)
That would be the HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) chip.
<http://www.digital-cp.com/>
So why not sell (provide?) an adapter that contains the chip and goes between the display port and the monitor?
That would defeat the whole purpose of HDCP.
Does anyone make this?
Not in the United States. They have the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigitalMillennium_CopyrightAct>

Can not purchase content from iTunes store on AppleTV

Hello
I am trying to download a particular episode of TV directly on my AppleTV. I am able to navigate to the episode I want correctly. I click buy, then click OK, and then I get "Access iTunes Store" with the spinning gear. I left it overnight and it still did not download. Any suggestions? Help!
P.S. I did a network test and everything seemed to be okay.

Sadly, yes, of course I was logged into the iTMS.
I did a full factory restore and software update and am letting it re-sync while I'm at work. I'll try it again when I get home late tonight.

Can't play videos from iTunes store after switching machines

Symptom: my iTunes Library lives on an external drive. Recently I needed to send my primary MacBook Pro in for repair, so I authorized my backup machine successfully and used it in the interim. Upon the return of my primary machine, I did a fresh OS X install from the DVD (using the option to copy over my home directory from the backup machine in target disk mode), then used Software Update to install iTunes 7.2. The problem is that TV shows purchased from the Apple Store will no longer play on the primary machine, though they will on the backup. Double-clicking on their titles simply does nothing. In addition, TV shows cannot be added to the library after having been removed, and trying to open them in QuickTime Player causes that program to quit silently.
Music, including purchased music, plays fine. The file paths shown in iTunes for the video files are correct, and permissions look right as far as I can tell. iTunes claims that it has been authorized successfully, though I have tried deauthorizing and reauthorizing it a few times just to be safe. I can't think of what else I could be missing. Any ideas?

Update your Quicktime to v7.1.6.
MJ

My apple id unable to purchases music or apps from itunes store

It happened many times with my Apple id. Firstly, I was unable to purchases contents from itunes store. The notif "contact itunes support" always appear everytime I tried to purchased. Everytime I met the issue, I always contacted itunes support, but rarely itunes support teams replied my email. This time, it happened again, and even more. Right now I couldn't purchases anything from itunes store even music. It said that I have to verify my billing info. I've tiped everything needed in that billing info also my credit card, but the notif always "security code is invalid". How come it is invalid, when I handed the card my self when I tiped the number on my apple id. I've repeated it over and over again, but the same notif always came.
Anyone could explain to me, what's happen to my apple id axactly and how to solve this issue.
Thanks.

if both itunes on the computer and on the phone dont show any then apple must not be offering that service in your country

I did an update and only only the music purchased from itunes store is there all the cds I burned to it are gone. Tried syncing ipod but it says it will wipe all content. How do I get all my music back. gone from over 6000 songs to 250?

I did an update and only only the music purchased from itunes store is there all the cds I burned to it are gone. Tried syncing ipod but it says it will wipe all content. How do I get all my music back. gone from over 6000 songs to 250?

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
tt2

I have just bought four songs from iTunes store using my iMac. I can play the music on my iMac and throughout my Apple TV. However after several restarts and double checks I can't get the four tunes to sync with either my iPhone or my iPad.

I have just bought four songs from iTunes store using my iMac. I can play the music on my iMac and throughout my Apple TV. However after several restarts and double checks I can't get the four tunes to sync with either my iPhone or my iPad. All the software is up to date.

do you use the same Apple ID on your iMac, your iPhone and iPad? This is a requirement.

Having installed culturealley (learning spanish) from Itunes Store, how do I get it to play on my Windows p.c.?

having installed "culturealley" I.e. learning Spanish lessons from ITunes Store, how do I get this to play on my Windows p.c.?

Apps from the iTunes App Store can only be run on a compatible iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
tt2

Authorising computers to play content from iTunes Store...

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for