So if I have a lot of music that I have ripped or downloaded in my library then I pay for a year of iTunes Match, I can download all the iTunes version of all that music. But what happens at the end of the year and I don't renew my subscription? Will that music still be able to be downloaded as a previous purchase?
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A question about iTunes Match and ownership
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No one really knows. But i think $24.99 a year to "legally" download all the music you want and get it transferred to legit files is worth it
It is not streaming and no, you don't get to automatically convert your illegally downloaded crappy bitrate music to 256K iTunes versions.
The music on your computer will remain on your computer.
If iTunes can match your music it will do so in the cloud and you will be able to download the high-quality versions on to your phone.
But that's on your phone only.
The music on your computer is still the original music you always had -- it doesn't change.
If you stop your subscription you lose cloud access to all of the music that you had matched but again, your original files are still on your computer.
The music on your computer will remain on your computer.
If iTunes can match your music it will do so in the cloud and you will be able to download the high-quality versions on to your phone.
But that's on your phone only.
The music on your computer is still the original music you always had -- it doesn't change.
If you stop your subscription you lose cloud access to all of the music that you had matched but again, your original files are still on your computer.
The music is limited to 10 devices so there's got to be some sort of DRM involved to enforce this limitation.
Stop your subscription and you probably lose your rights to the matched music.
Stop your subscription and you probably lose your rights to the matched music.
It is not streaming and no, you don't get to automatically convert your illegally downloaded crappy bitrate music to 256K iTunes versions.
The music on your computer will remain on your computer.
If iTunes can match your music it will do so in the cloud and you will be able to download the high-quality versions on to your phone.
But that's on your phone only.
The music on your computer is still the original music you always had -- it doesn't change.
If you stop your subscription you lose cloud access to all of the music that you had matched but again, your original files are still on your computer.
Yeah, because you can't 'illegally' download great quality music files.
[Don't suppose you noticed the smiley.]
Of course you can but if its already in great quality you don't need the music match upgrade do you?
iTunes Matched explained at 3:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=o8ryPHSW6Wc#t=196s
It is not streaming and no, you don't get to automatically convert your illegally downloaded crappy bitrate music to 256K iTunes versions.
The music on your computer will remain on your computer.
If iTunes can match your music it will do so in the cloud and you will be able to download the high-quality versions on to your phone.
But that's on your phone only.
The music on your computer is still the original music you always had -- it doesn't change.
If you stop your subscription you lose cloud access to all of the music that you had matched but again, your original files are still on your computer.
FYI, you can delete those original files off your computer and download them as 256kpbs iTunes versions or download them as full quality tracks to another computer. iCloud extends beyond iOS devices.
No, it means up to 10 devices can have access to your iCloud iTunes library at once not that the files are playable on 10 computers.
Edit, posted this before in another thread:
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