Selling your content on iTunes from the UK

Hi,
I would like to share some information for the British public. If you are thinking of setting up your own business and be wanting to sell your content on iTunes, you can't. Well, you have to go through a 3rd party like Tunecore or Zimbalam. Apple will not let you join its Partnership Program. I have tried and tried arguing this case with apple and without a US Tax ID, they will not let you. They are not willing to even think about setting up one for the UK. or even for the rest of the world! Only a US Citizen can sell music on iTunes through apple.
I am sorry for sounding a bit dramatic but isn't this purerly discrimination? Everyone has to fork out loads of money just to sell their content on iTunes through 3rd party distributors but the US can do it for free? This seems really wrong. Anyone may correct me if I am in the wrong.
Regards
Tommy

I'm attaching these questions here, as this seems to be the nearest related thread... PLEASE CAN I ASK EXACTLY WHAT ARE OTHERS FROM THE UK DOING?
I'm from the UK, and am trying to wade through the messy US tax ID conundrum in order to try to sell iBooks...
After just making a 50 min call to the US, I remain completely confused!
Apple send you to the EIN part of the US tax website, for businesses, but a lady has just gone to great lengths to explain to me why this is not for individuals, and that everyone with one must send in an annual tax return (can I ask if those of you from the UK with an EIN do this, and if not why you think we don't have to? If you do, what does it entail? She sounded like they'd be chasing these up...)
So I'm told I instead need an individual ITIN. The main differences being that instead of getting one over the phone in 10 mins, you apply by post, it takes 6-10 weeks to get one, and you need to provide the following:
1. A signed letter on official Apple letter headed paper, saying why you need an ITIN. (Is there a template for this somewhere, does anyone know, as this lady implied that there must be?)
2. Either your original passport (I'm not keen on posting that to the US!), or a copy signed and verified by someone at the London US Embassy (we live nowhere near London!)
So in short, to other UK citizens out there, HELP, have you found any easy solutions to this mess, or did you just give up?

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