HT201272 When a song is purchased from the I-Tunes store, is it essentially "recorded" onto your i-pod, or only "rented" when you are able to access wi-fi and the I-tunes app?

When a song is purchased from the I-tunes store (and we used a gift card to do so), is it "recorded" to your device (an i-pod, in this case) and you own that copy, or is it just "rented" for your listening when you are able to access the I-tunes app (and therefore need wi-fi).???

I thought the same thing, however, our son did not have access to Wi-Fi in the car earlier and said that he could not listen to his song because he couldn't access the I-Tunes Store--? Then once we were in a location with Wi-Fi again and he could get to it, he was able to listen to the song...? We are new to all this and not sure that we "did it right" in the first place. Thanks for your help!

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