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iTunes Canada?
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I hope this is true, I, and a number of others I know, love to browse through the store, but could never buy, and I think that at $0.99, or even $1.30, we would!!!
as for the CRTC and cancon, I work at a radio station, and we are required to play 30% canadian music, but i think that is only for broadcast material, so it would depend if the CRTC classifies the iTMS as broadcast or a store. if a store I don't know if there are requirements for that at all. anybody work at/for a record store know?
as for the CRTC and cancon, I work at a radio station, and we are required to play 30% canadian music, but i think that is only for broadcast material, so it would depend if the CRTC classifies the iTMS as broadcast or a store. if a store I don't know if there are requirements for that at all. anybody work at/for a record store know?
itunes Music Store Canada/windows
As much as I HATE windows, apple needs to poke their head more into the wintel world and repair their terrible reputation that they have developed. If this release of the windows itunes is successful and a good portion of windows users stop using winamp (shudder), and also providing that apple comes out with a decent product, then apple will have a positive impact on the windows community.
Also, I am concerned that WMA is too widly used already. It is a battle with ACC and WMA. Although they are competing with the windows digital audio format, it would be a stupid move to not have support for it on the ipod, again, they need to have a positive impact on windows users. THEN WE CAN CONVERT THEM! MUUAHAHAHA!
P Rush
As much as I HATE windows, apple needs to poke their head more into the wintel world and repair their terrible reputation that they have developed. If this release of the windows itunes is successful and a good portion of windows users stop using winamp (shudder), and also providing that apple comes out with a decent product, then apple will have a positive impact on the windows community.
Also, I am concerned that WMA is too widly used already. It is a battle with ACC and WMA. Although they are competing with the windows digital audio format, it would be a stupid move to not have support for it on the ipod, again, they need to have a positive impact on windows users. THEN WE CAN CONVERT THEM! MUUAHAHAHA!
P Rush
I hope iTMS is released in Canada, but they will have a problem if they say downloading music is illegal. Downloading music is legal in Canada (thank you Copyright Act of 1997, which is also why we pay extra taxes on CDs, cassettes and any blank media). However uploading is illegal, and so Canada is not a p2p haven.
But I know many people would prefer to buy the songs (ethics and such), and if the Windows and Mac versions are released at the same time here, it could overcome PureTracks quite easily since PureTracks doesn't have enough servers to handle the load of so many people in the world checking it out.
But I know many people would prefer to buy the songs (ethics and such), and if the Windows and Mac versions are released at the same time here, it could overcome PureTracks quite easily since PureTracks doesn't have enough servers to handle the load of so many people in the world checking it out.
oh man...
i hadn't thought of the CRTC...
Maybe that was the delay. They always screw the Canadian radios.
i hadn't thought of the CRTC...
Maybe that was the delay. They always screw the Canadian radios.
Originally posted by =pa=
What a load of swill! The Canadian government has NEVER forced retailers to carry ANY percentage of ANY country's artists!
ummmm.. actually, it does. Also for TV and radio... they have to play a certain percentage of Canadian Content. A couple of years ago, there was this big deal in Quebec when the CRTC said that Céline Dion was "no longer Candian Content, since it is written, mixed and produced in America". LOL
Re: No iTunes Canada
There's always Next Tuesday.
Too bad... 'cuz I was hoping to get some downloading done.
Okay... I realize we aren't a BIG part of the market.. but we'll help you get to that 100m figure. It's gotta be coming soon.
PS: On the regulation issue -- only applies to broadcast content. And although an absurdity, I'd consider it a success. Before, you only heard Canadian artists after they'd hit in the U.S. Now, we get a chance to hear some good stuff that we wouldn't hear otherwise, and there are some great Canadian rock acts. Of course, we do have to put up with some Made-in-Canada dreck as well... but the worst of that seems to be what gets over big in the States. Tragically Hip? No market worth speaking of Stateside. Celine Dion? All over that. Go fig.
Originally posted by tutubibi
At least, not today.
There's always Next Tuesday.
Too bad... 'cuz I was hoping to get some downloading done.
Okay... I realize we aren't a BIG part of the market.. but we'll help you get to that 100m figure. It's gotta be coming soon.
PS: On the regulation issue -- only applies to broadcast content. And although an absurdity, I'd consider it a success. Before, you only heard Canadian artists after they'd hit in the U.S. Now, we get a chance to hear some good stuff that we wouldn't hear otherwise, and there are some great Canadian rock acts. Of course, we do have to put up with some Made-in-Canada dreck as well... but the worst of that seems to be what gets over big in the States. Tragically Hip? No market worth speaking of Stateside. Celine Dion? All over that. Go fig.
I am one dissapointed puppy. I was hoping to spend like $50 downloading all the songs that I wanted if I could remember on demand.
Well according to the National Post it could be coming in about a month.
I am not going to hold my breath though.
This sucks!
Well according to the National Post it could be coming in about a month.
I am not going to hold my breath though.
This sucks!
Pure fantasy. Show me ONE SINGLE SHRED of evidence to support your contention. Remember, we''re talking bona fide evindence, past or present, of government regulations requiring Canadian RETAILERS to carry ANY percentage of Canadian product. Links, please.
As stated by the CRTC and in the Canadian Broadcasting ACT, Cancon stipulates that broadcast media must play at least 35% Canadian Content material, deemed so by containing 50% of the necessary requirements which are:
M (music) -- the music is composed entirely by a Canadian.
A (artist) -- the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian.
P (production) -- the musical selection consists of a live performance that is (i) recorded wholly in Canada, or (ii) performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada.
L (lyrics) -- the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian.
These requirements do not apply to retail sales. However, I would like to add that we in Canada would want to have a vast selection of Canadian artists available for download when this service is implemented. Artists like Avril Lavigne, Sum 41, Nickelback, Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Sarah McLachlan, Shania Twain, etc., are extremely popular here.
Although not some of my favorite acts by any stretch of the imagination, Canadian music is probably our largest grossing cultural export. Whether or not their domestic loyalty is because of Cancon is an arguable point however.
But I think we Canadians can agree that having the Tragically Hip available for download would be very important, and our available iTMS catalogue would be quite different than that of the American Service, as I'm sure it would in Europe.
Please just sign the deal and set it up already! All these cool updates and I'm stuck looking through the window. And yes, I do feel put off that American windows users get to use the service before Canadian Mac users. That kinda stings, but hopefully it won't be long. But a great step for the greatest company in the world. Go Apple!
M (music) -- the music is composed entirely by a Canadian.
A (artist) -- the music is, or the lyrics are, performed principally by a Canadian.
P (production) -- the musical selection consists of a live performance that is (i) recorded wholly in Canada, or (ii) performed wholly in Canada and broadcast live in Canada.
L (lyrics) -- the lyrics are written entirely by a Canadian.
These requirements do not apply to retail sales. However, I would like to add that we in Canada would want to have a vast selection of Canadian artists available for download when this service is implemented. Artists like Avril Lavigne, Sum 41, Nickelback, Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Sarah McLachlan, Shania Twain, etc., are extremely popular here.
Although not some of my favorite acts by any stretch of the imagination, Canadian music is probably our largest grossing cultural export. Whether or not their domestic loyalty is because of Cancon is an arguable point however.
But I think we Canadians can agree that having the Tragically Hip available for download would be very important, and our available iTMS catalogue would be quite different than that of the American Service, as I'm sure it would in Europe.
Please just sign the deal and set it up already! All these cool updates and I'm stuck looking through the window. And yes, I do feel put off that American windows users get to use the service before Canadian Mac users. That kinda stings, but hopefully it won't be long. But a great step for the greatest company in the world. Go Apple!
Re: National Post Mentions US Company Entering Canadian Download Market Soon
hmmmm...i hope that was meant to be thinly veiled satire...pretty much everything in the national post is a lie.
hmmmm...i hope that was meant to be thinly veiled satire...pretty much everything in the national post is a lie.
Coming soon
Today an acquaintance of mine wrote an email to the head of the canadian artists' association, and got a call two hours later from the same guy (strange, non?)
This guy had just left the iTunes/iPod presentation and was very hyped about Apple's solution. Apparently he had spent some time chatting with Steve Jobs personally, and the RDF was very strong at the time of the phone call. He informed my acquaintance that they were close to getting the iTunes Music Store Canada launched, except for one point:
In Canada, the record companies are one group and the artists are another. And because of the success of iTMS and the future of online music, the artists' association (which this guy heads) is pushing to get a bigger piece of the revenue pie from these downloads. So whereas in the US the negotiations can be between the record companies and Apple, right now in Canada there's a 3-way negotiation process happening, and apparently no side has much room to maneuver.
So while he said it would be a matter of weeks, not months, I have my doubts. It sounds like this is a battle that could last a long time.
Today an acquaintance of mine wrote an email to the head of the canadian artists' association, and got a call two hours later from the same guy (strange, non?)
This guy had just left the iTunes/iPod presentation and was very hyped about Apple's solution. Apparently he had spent some time chatting with Steve Jobs personally, and the RDF was very strong at the time of the phone call. He informed my acquaintance that they were close to getting the iTunes Music Store Canada launched, except for one point:
In Canada, the record companies are one group and the artists are another. And because of the success of iTMS and the future of online music, the artists' association (which this guy heads) is pushing to get a bigger piece of the revenue pie from these downloads. So whereas in the US the negotiations can be between the record companies and Apple, right now in Canada there's a 3-way negotiation process happening, and apparently no side has much room to maneuver.
So while he said it would be a matter of weeks, not months, I have my doubts. It sounds like this is a battle that could last a long time.
I agree. It would also be cool if they offered exclusive tracks as well. (The iTunes music store does have the latest Hip album, strangely enough.)
I'm sure the iTunes Music Store Korea is still quite a ways off
so I'm waiting for the Canadian version.Squire
For Canadian content, they could get the rights to distribute THE TRANSFORMED MAN by WILLIAM SHATNER!
Maybe microsoft will take a hint from apple
Apple gives Microsoft a full featured music player
Microsoft gives Apple a full featured messanger - i think anyone using MSN messanger will agree that it is a joke, and is vastly inferior to its windows counterpart.
Yes i know i can use iChat, but that lets me talk to about 3 other people that i know use macs in my area
Apple gives Microsoft a full featured music player
Microsoft gives Apple a full featured messanger - i think anyone using MSN messanger will agree that it is a joke, and is vastly inferior to its windows counterpart.
Yes i know i can use iChat, but that lets me talk to about 3 other people that i know use macs in my area
I had not even considered iChat-Messanger support, but now that i think about it, it would be sweet. I was thinking of just having a working fully functional stand alone application would be fine ...sigh -
But i know what your talking about, my MSN keeps kicking me off all the time, but apperantly a lot of people are having this problem, Mac and PC
Looking through the discussions on the iPod for Windows group on the Apple site, I found this post..
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?14@194.eEQNalYQi87.1@.599ad101
He claims that Apple haven't begun negoations yet. Hope he is just bulls?iting or just plain wrong.
The post is below..
"I'd think again about that.
Last week, I was getting antsy about iTMS for Canada. So, I emailed CRIA (Canada's RIAA). they replied that their negitiations with publishers and other online retailers is just about wrappd up, BUT THAT APPLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED. APPLE has not approached CRIA.
Then, I called Apple and ,as expected, got NO info out of the customer rep (Apple does not comment on unreleased products).
Apple, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring iTMS to Canada! I and others have wallets burning holes in our pants!
"
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?14@194.eEQNalYQi87.1@.599ad101
He claims that Apple haven't begun negoations yet. Hope he is just bulls?iting or just plain wrong.
The post is below..
"I'd think again about that.
Last week, I was getting antsy about iTMS for Canada. So, I emailed CRIA (Canada's RIAA). they replied that their negitiations with publishers and other online retailers is just about wrappd up, BUT THAT APPLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED. APPLE has not approached CRIA.
Then, I called Apple and ,as expected, got NO info out of the customer rep (Apple does not comment on unreleased products).
Apple, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring iTMS to Canada! I and others have wallets burning holes in our pants!
"
