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The article says > Although downloading iTunes previews are illegal and restricted by Apple What does the author mean by this? If downloading the files are il
by usea 14y ago
The article says
> Although downloading iTunes previews are illegal and restricted by Apple
What does the author mean by this? If downloading the files are illegal, why is there an API for it? And why do Apple products have features for consumers to do it? Is he trying to make a distinction between downloading and streaming?
- alpb 14y agoHi there I am the author. iTunes API terms state that: > ...music video previews; (iv) is streamed only, and not downloaded, saved, cached, or synchronized with video http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api.html#legal http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentati...
- nnnnni 14y agoYeah, if the file is being transferred from a remote machine to a local machine in any way (INCLUDING STREAMING), it's being downloaded.