iPod "artwork available when purchased"

[wordmunger]

I don't do a lot of shopping in the ITMS, but recently I noticed that it doesn't display the album artwork when you select an album. Instead you get the message "artwork available when purchased."

Is this new, or am I just dense and hadn't noticed it until now? I thought the point of the artwork was to sell the album, not the other way around.

 

[feakbeak]

I believe it has always been like that. They don't show the artwork because by downloading the artwork it would allow people to get artwork for songs/albums they haven't purchased. It would be nice to be able to get album art from iTMS for all the CDs I rip, but I usually find everything I need from Amazon.com. There are some apps out there that try to automatically get all your album art too.

 

[wordmunger]

Well, I had just noticed this album and wondered if it was a new way of marketing classical music. Kinda like: if you buy this album, she'll take it all off!

 

[jsw]

Well, I had just noticed this album and wondered if it was a new way of marketing classical music. Kinda like: if you buy this album, she'll take it all off!

Damn, man, you almost cost me $10. I just about bought it just for the digital album.

Then I decided to spend the money on a year's subscription to Playboy.

 

[wordmunger]

Damn, man, you almost cost me $10. I just about bought it just for the digital album.

Then I decided to spend the money on a year's subscription to Playboy.

Yeah, notice where they place her name... and I thought classical music was supposed to be subtle!

 

[jsw]

Her other album is much more subtle.

 

[jsw]

Just for you, wm:

her photo gallery (yes, sadly, it's work-friendly).

 

[balamw]

They don't show the artwork because by downloading the artwork it would allow people to get artwork for songs/albums they haven't purchased.

But, you can get the artwork from iTMS, including for this album, just not using the iTunes client.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153509

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