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Why am I being downvoted for stating an undisputed fact? Do you feel good about yourself for promoting misinformation and downvoting factual corrections?

sschueller 5y ago
"Back in the day" you did purchase music from Apple. This changed to a subscription now from what I understand similar to Spotify and Google.
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- baobabKoodaa 5y ago
  Please provide source for your claim.
  - detaro 5y ago
    There is a wikipedia page for the iTunes Store which details the history of various ways the licensed/sold things over the years.
    - baobabKoodaa 5y ago
      Yes, I have looked at the Wikipedia page for the iTunes Store. It does not claim that, at any point in time, iTunes terms would have allowed you to buy a copy of a song. They only sold you the right to listen to a song for undetermined amount of time. If you have a source that claims the contrary, please link.
      - detaro 5y ago
        So they sold you a pure audio file with no DRM, but that somehow was only intended to be a totally unenforced "right to listen to a song" they had no mechanism to terminate?
        baobabKoodaa 5y ago
        I checked and it turns out that I was wrong. You are correct that iTunes did at one point in time offer the ability to download copies of songs without DRM and without (significant) contractual limitations regarding the usage of those copies. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106080722/http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/service.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090106080722/http://www.apple.... > (xii) iTunes Plus Products do not contain security technology that limits your usage of such Products, and Usage Rules (iii) – (vi) do not apply to iTunes Plus Products. You may copy, store and burn iTunes Plus Products as reasonably necessary for personal, noncommercial use.
        AussieWog93 5y ago
        The same limits apply to a CD or DVD purchased. You own the song.
        salamandersauce 5y ago
        You can still buy DRM free songs from iTunes...
emteycz 5y ago
It's easy to use web search and see that iTunes let you buy music. The point of the statement you're reacting to stands even if buying music from iTunes isn't possible anymore.
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sschueller 5y ago

"Back in the day" you did purchase music from Apple. This changed to a subscription now from what I understand similar to Spotify and Google.

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baobabKoodaa 5y ago
Please provide source for your claim.
- detaro 5y ago
  There is a wikipedia page for the iTunes Store which details the history of various ways the licensed/sold things over the years.
  - baobabKoodaa 5y ago
    Yes, I have looked at the Wikipedia page for the iTunes Store. It does not claim that, at any point in time, iTunes terms would have allowed you to buy a copy of a song. They only sold you the right to listen to a song for undetermined amount of time. If you have a source that claims the contrary, please link.
    - detaro 5y ago
      So they sold you a pure audio file with no DRM, but that somehow was only intended to be a totally unenforced "right to listen to a song" they had no mechanism to terminate?
      - baobabKoodaa 5y ago
        I checked and it turns out that I was wrong. You are correct that iTunes did at one point in time offer the ability to download copies of songs without DRM and without (significant) contractual limitations regarding the usage of those copies. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106080722/http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/service.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090106080722/http://www.apple.... > (xii) iTunes Plus Products do not contain security technology that limits your usage of such Products, and Usage Rules (iii) – (vi) do not apply to iTunes Plus Products. You may copy, store and burn iTunes Plus Products as reasonably necessary for personal, noncommercial use.
        AussieWog93 5y ago
        The same limits apply to a CD or DVD purchased. You own the song.
        salamandersauce 5y ago
        You can still buy DRM free songs from iTunes...

emteycz 5y ago

It's easy to use web search and see that iTunes let you buy music. The point of the statement you're reacting to stands even if buying music from iTunes isn't possible anymore.

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