International iTunes versions
This might not be the correct part of these support forums, but I couldn't find anything else that would seem right for it.
Why is it that certain artists, songs or albums are not available in the Dutch version while they are available in the USA version of iTunes store?
I know Im not allowed to make an account on the American part, so I dont, but I do really want a lot of the songs on the American version, so doesnt this just encourage me to download these songs because they're not available for me to buy, while I would buy them if I could?
Thanks in advance.
Still makes me wonder if the rights holders prefer you download songs instead of buying them
In fairness to the rights holders, there may in some, or even many, cases be contractual issues with the artists. Some contracts just may not have provision for download sales (that was the case when CDs first came out, and for some artists it took months, or even years in a few cases, of negotations with all parties before the music was released on CD). Or the artist may not have label representation in your country, and CD sales are all imports, which would mean that there would be no one there to grant a license. No way to know. But in any case, it's not by choice of the iTunes Store.
Regards.
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