is there a way around this.sometimes i really want songs,but they are only available in for ex. 2 big ones for me. UK and portugal
is there a way around this.sometimes i really want songs,but they are only available in for ex. 2 big ones for me. UK and portugal
is there a way around this.sometimes i really want songs,but they are only available in for ex. 2 big ones for me. UK and portugal
Go to the bottom of the iTMS page, select what nation you want to be able to buy from. Click Sign In, create a new account (you will have to use a different email address than your main). Buy music.
It's that easy.
Don't they use your credit card to check your 'nationality'?
Don't they use your credit card to check your 'nationality'?
iTunes gift card, FTW.
Exactly. It's all record company contracts and deals. Itunes is great for managing a music collection, but the iTunes store just sux as far as selection goes. Best way to get content is to buy your own CD's and import them.It has all to do with copyrights and contracts. If Apple wants to sell a song to people in the UK, for example, they need the permission of the UK branch of some record company, and that branch wants money for every song Apple sells. If a UK citizen bought a song from the store in Portugal, the UK branch of the record company wouldn't get any money, but the Portugal branch would. Therefore Apple doesn't have permission to sell songs from their portugal store to the UK, or the other way round.
That's one side. Apple has signed contracts that don't allow it to sell to someone in a different country. On the other hand, no store in the EC can legally refuse to sell to anyone in the EC. So the best Apple can do is keep the prices the same everywhere in the EC, to keep the number of complaints down.
Ah, so they don't ask for a credit card when you create the account? (I created my iTunes/MobileMe/.Mac/iTools account almost 10 years ago, don't remember..)
Are iTunes gift cards 'universal'? Or are they only valid for a given store?
They ask for either a credit/debit card or a gift card, and I just checked, my US debit card works in the Japanese iTMS.
It has all to do with copyrights and contracts. If Apple wants to sell a song to people in the UK, for example, they need the permission of the UK branch of some record company, and that branch wants money for every song Apple sells. If a UK citizen bought a song from the store in Portugal, the UK branch of the record company wouldn't get any money, but the Portugal branch would. Therefore Apple doesn't have permission to sell songs from their portugal store to the UK, or the other way round.