Movie: purchase vs rent?
I just downloaded a free movie from iTunes, and it shows up as a rented movie that expires in 30 days. I used the "get movie" button, but there was also an "add movie" button. Both listed as "free". Are they both the same thing, or would "add movie" have given me a movie that does not expire? Thanks.
I tried downloading it using the "add movie" button, and it did put it in the cart, but warned that I already had it, etc. Since it was free anyway, I downloaded it and it shows up as a "movie" in my library, whereas the one I downloaded earlier, using the "get movie" button, shows up as a "rented movie" (under a different icon) in the library, expiring in 29 days.
Also, I am wanting to transfer the movie to my iPhone 3G, but when I click on the iPhone, under "Device" in iTunes, and go to the Video tab, the only option to transfer to the phone is the Rented Movie. The non-rented movie (purchased movie?) doesn't show up anywhere as an option to add to the iPhone. Is there a way to transfer the purchased movie to the iPhone? I don't want it to expire on the phone arbitrarily.
I have only downloaded this one free movie, so might not know how it is supposed to work, maybe it is some sort of copyright protection thing that allows only rented movies to be transferred?
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