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iTunes Store
The iTunes Store, as seen in iTunes 12.2
Opened
April 28, 2003; 15 years ago (2003-04-28)
Platforms
macOS, iOS, Windows, tvOS
Format
Unprotected AAC (.m4a) @ 256 kbit/s (music), protected AAC (.m4p) @ 32, 64 and 128 kbit/s (audiobooks), unprotected MPEG-4 Video (.m4v) (music videos), protected MPEG-4 Video (.m4v) (other video)
Restrictions
(Protected) Music: streaming to five computers every 24 hours, unlimited CDs (seven with an unchanged playlist), unlimited iPods and iPhones.
Catalogue
37,000,000+ songs worldwide, 1,000,000+ podcasts (US), 40,000+ music videos (US), 3,000+ TV shows (US), 20,000+ audiobooks (US), 45,000+ movies (US), 1,000,000+ App Store apps[1]
Preview
30–90 seconds (music, TV, videos, audiobooks, movies) available for free
Streaming
Yes (for purchased movies and TV shows). Streaming for music via Apple Music.
Protocol
iTunes Music Store Protocol (itms://)
Availability
See Internationalization
Website
www.apple.com/itunes/
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. It opened on April 28, 2003, and has been the largest music vendor in the United States since April 2008,[2] and the largest music vendor in the world since February 2010.[3] It offers over 35 - 40 million songs, 2.2 million apps, 25,000 TV shows, and 65,000 films as of January 2017.[4] iTunes Store's revenues in the first quarter of 2011 totaled nearly US$1.4 billion;[5] by May 28, 2014, the store had sold 35 billion songs worldwide.[6]
While most downloaded files initially included usage restrictions enforced by FairPlay, Apple's implementation of digital rights management (DRM), iTunes later initiated a shift into selling DRM-free music in most countries, marketed as iTunes Plus. On January 6, 2009, Apple announced that DRM had been removed from 80% of its music catalog in the US.[7] Full iTunes Plus availability was achieved in the US on April 7, 2009, coinciding with the introduction of a three-tiered pricing model;[8] however, television episodes, many books, and films are still FairPlay-protected. As of June 2013, iTunes Store possesses 575 million active user accounts,[9] and serves over 315 million mobile devices, including Apple Watches, iPods, iPhones, Apple TV and iPads.[10][11]
Contents
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1 History
2 Features and restrictions
2.1 Pricing model
2.1.1 History
2.1.2 Current model
2.1.2.1 Music
2.1.2.2 TV shows
2.1.2.3 Movies
2.1.2.4 Apps
2.2 iTunes Store for iOS
2.3 Customer support
2.4 Charitable donations
2.5 Music
2.5.1 "Album Only" songs
2.5.2 Partial Albums
2.5.3 "Work Only" songs
2.5.4 "LP" format
2.5.5 Store Sections
3 Censorship
4 Reception and commercial success
5 Sales milestones
5.1 Music
5.2 Video
5.3 Applications
5.4 Market share
6 Internationalization
6.1 Payment options
7 Digital rights management
8 Promotions
9 Other platforms
10 Technical details
11 Legal disputes
11.1 Apple records
11.2 The Consumer Council of Norway EULA challenge
11.2.1 EU anti-trust case
12 Content disputes
12.1 Universal Music Group
12.2 NBC Universal TV series
13 See also
14 References
History[edit]
Before iTunes Store, most of the online music market consisted of downloads through websites like Napster and illegal downloads.[12][13] Steve Jobs saw the opportunity to open a digital marketplace for music upon the rising popularity of easily downloadable tracks.[14][15] In 2002, Jobs made an agreement with the five major record labels to offer their content through iTunes.[16] iTunes Store was introduced by Jobs at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in April 2003.[17][18] When it opened, it was the only legal digital catalog of music to offer songs from all five major record labels.[19] At first, it was only available on Mac computers and the iPod,[20] being expanded to Microsoft Windows in October 2003.[21]
Features and restrictions[edit]
Pricing model[edit]
History[edit]
Following the introduction of iTunes Store, individual songs were all sold for the same price, though Apple introduced multiple prices in 2007. Music in the store is in the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, which is the MPEG-4-specified successor to MP3. Originally, songs were only available with DRM and were encoded at 128 kbit/s. At the January 2009 Macworld Expo, Apple announced that all iTunes music would be made available without DRM, and encoded at the higher-quality rate of 256 kbit/s. Previously, this model, known as "iTunes Plus", had been available only for music from EMI and some independent labels. Users can sample songs by listening to previews, ninety seconds in length, or thirty seconds for short tracks.
In addition, iTunes Store offers apps, which are applications used for various purposes (games, productivity, news, etc.) that are compatible with the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad, although some apps are specifically for the iPhone or iPad only. Some Apps cost money (called "Paid Apps") and some are free (called "Free Apps"). Developers can decide which prices they want to charge for apps, from a pre-set list of pricing tiers, from free to several hundred dollars. When someone downloads an App, 70 percent of the purchase goes to the developer(s), and 30 percent goes to Apple.[22]
At the Macworld 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs, who was Apple's CEO at the time, announced iTunes movie rentals.[23] Movies are available for rent in iTunes Store on the same day they are released on DVD,[24] though iTunes Store also offers for rental some movies that are still in theaters. Movie rentals are only viewable for 24 hours (in the US) or 48 hours (in other countries) after users begin viewing them. iTunes Store also offers one low-priced movie rental a week: in the United States, this rental costs 99 cents. Movie rentals are not yet available in all countries but it is available in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
There is a weekly promotion in which one to three songs are available to download for free to logged-in users. Free downloads are available on Tuesdays, and remain free until the following Tuesday, when the store gets refreshed with new content.[25] Some artists choose to have select songs available for no charge. This is not available at all iTunes Stores. Some iTunes television programs have begun the same technique to encourage brand loyalty; although those stay longer. In fact, iTunes Store has a "Free TV Episodes" page where free episodes are organized by length, either as "featurettes" (shorter than 15 minutes) or full length episodes (longer than 15 minutes). Free content can vary from a preview of a show to bonus content to pilot episodes and entire seasons of TV shows (examples of free seasons include HBO's The Weight of the Nation and ABC's Pan-Am). Some networks, such as ABC and NBC, have their own pages of "Free Season Premieres".
While previously the US iTunes Store has offered as many as three free songs each week (the single of the week, Discovery Download, and Canción de la Semana) in recent years, the store has instead replaced the three aforementioned categories with a unified "Single of the Week" banner, with the week's single being from a new up and coming artist.[26] In 2015, Apple discontinued the "Single of the Week" program.[27]
Current model[edit]
Music[edit]
A song usually costs 99¢; however, for songs with high popularity, the price is usually raised to $1.29. By default, songs that are more than 10 minutes are considered "Album Only"; distributors also have the power to make a song "Album Only." For special offers, song prices can be dropped to 69¢ or free.
By default, music albums cost $9.99 or the price of all the songs combined if it is less than $9.99. However, the music album's distributor can set a higher price for the album (as long as it is some amount of dollars and 99 cents), which usually happens on popular music albums. For special offers, prices of music albums can be dropped to $5.99, $6.99, or $7.99.
On June 30, 2015 Apple launched Apple Music as a subscription service, initially available in 110 countries.[28] New subscribers are offered a three-month free trial with ongoing subscriptions priced from $9.99/month in the US[29] and £9.99 in the UK.[30]
TV shows[edit]
By default, HD television episodes cost $2.99, while standard definition television episodes cost $1.99. However, distributors can make a television episode "Season Only."
A television season costs either an amount of dollars (determined by number of episodes and definition) and 99 cents with the number in the one's place being a 4, 7, or 9, or the price of all episodes combined.
Movies[edit]
Unpopular movies cost $7.99 to buy in standard definition and $13.99 or $14.99 to buy in HD. Popular movies or new releases cost $13.99 or $14.99 to buy in standard definition and $17.99 or $19.99 to buy in HD.
Unpopular movies cost $2.99 to rent in standard definition and $3.99 to rent in HD. Popular movies cost $3.99 to rent in standard definition and $4.99 to rent in HD. For recent releases, this price is increased by $1.
Movies that are available in 4K and HDR (either HDR10 or Dolby Vision with an HDR10 profile) cost the same price as HD, and are automatically upgraded from HD to 4K and HDR at no additional cost. Movies can be played back in 4K and HDR on the Apple TV 4K hooked up to a compatible display, and can be played back in HDR on the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, 10.5" iPad Pro, and the 2nd gen 12.9" iPad Pro running iOS 11 or later.
Apps[edit]
The price is determined by the developer. The price can either be free or cost an amount of dollars and 99 cents.
iTunes Store for iOS[edit]
iTunes Store allows users to purchase and download items directly to portable Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and iPod Touch.[31] Apple offers three apps, each of which provides access to certain types of content.
The App Store app sells apps for iOS, and also provides updates to these apps.
The iTunes Store app sells music and videos.
The iBooks app sells ebooks.
Other, free content available from iTunes Store can be accessed from two other iOS apps:
The Podcasts apps lets users download, subscribe to and sync podcasts.
The iTunes U app gives access to iTunes U educational material.
Originally, mobile users had to be connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to enter the store, hence its original name: iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. However, at Macworld 2009, Apple issued a software update which automatically allowed 3G and EDGE users to access the store's full functionality for files smaller than 10 megabytes (MB).[32] The iOS 3.0 update added the ability to download movies, TV shows, audiobooks, iTunes U, and ringtones on mobile devices, in addition to the previously available songs and podcasts. On February 18, 2010, Apple increased the 10 MB 3G download limit to 20 MB. In March 2012, Apple increased the 3G download limit to 50 MB,[33] and, in late 2013, Apple increased the limit to 100 MB when they released the final version of iOS 7 for their new iPhones.[34]
Customer support[edit]
In the United States, Apple provides technical support for iTunes Store via email, there is no phone number for issues with iTunes purchases.[35] Most customer service inquiries are handled online, via the Report a Problem link in iTunes.[36]
Charitable donations[edit]
In response to major natural disasters, Apple provides the facility for donations to be made through iTunes Store. Unlike other iTunes purchases, donations made to charitable organisations through this system are not subject to the 30% handling fee Apple usually charges.[37] iTunes donation pages were set up following the 2010 Haiti earthquake,[38] the 2011 Japanese earthquake and ensuing tsunami,[39] and 2012's Hurricane Sandy.[37] In all of these cases, donations were redirected to the Red Cross.
Music[edit]
The store began operations after Apple signed deals with five major record labels: EMI, Universal, Warner, Sony Music Entertainment, and BMG. Songs from more than 2,000 independent labels were added later, the first being from The Orchard on June 24, 2003.
As of 2017, iTunes Store offers more than 43 million songs,[1][40] including exclusive tracks from numerous artists. Not all artists are available on iTunes, but many holdouts, such as Led Zeppelin and Radiohead, have allowed their music to be sold on iTunes Store in recent years. New songs are added to iTunes catalog on a daily basis, and iTunes Store is updated each Tuesday.
Downloaded songs come with song information (name, artist, album) already filled out, though iTunes provides a free service by Gracenote to do this for songs not purchased from the store, although they must be imported with iTunes. Songs that have an entry in iTunes Store also come with album artwork (Artwork is embedded in the metadata). Artwork can be obtained for songs not purchased from the store for free if the user has an iTunes Store account. Purchased songs do not come with lyrics, nor does iTunes provide a service for acquiring the missing lyrics. However, several third-party applications exist to locate and automatically add lyrics to the user's music.
"Album Only" songs[edit]
Some songs are available from the store by "Album Only", meaning the song can only be acquired through the purchase of the entire album, whereas most songs can be downloaded separately from the album they belong to.
Songs above 10 minutes in length are by default Album Only songs.[41] However, this is not universally true; for example, Living in the Heart of the Beast by Henry Cow is 16 minutes and 18 seconds, yet is available for individual purchase as of December 24, 2013.
Soundtracks also often have many Album Only tracks.
Sometimes, the 10-minute restriction works in an artist's favor. Examples of this include Prince's Lovesexy and the deluxe version of Phoenix's Bankrupt!, which both have an album as a single track instead of being separate, (in Prince's case, the track was the album, while in Phoenix's case, it was a collection of demos and outtakes) forcing the buyer to buy the album itself.
Movie soundtracks normally include songs owned by many different labels, making licensing more complex. For example, Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack includes songs from Peacock Records, Argo Records & Capitol Records, among many others. Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili Peppers has only one song, "Higher Ground", that is not available for download on a per song basis, whilst Circus (Britney Spears' 2008 album) has two songs that are available for album download only, Rock Me In and Phonography.
Partial Albums[edit]
Some albums area available from the store by "Partial Album", meaning that albums cannot be entirely purchased, but that one or more of the tracks that can be purchased on the physical CD version of them aren't included, e.g. possible due to licensing issues.
"Work Only" songs[edit]
Some tracks are listed as "Work Only", which means they can only be obtained by purchasing the entire piece of work (within the album); the tracks cannot be bought as singles. Works are generally pieces of classical music: symphonies, string quartets, etc., in multiple movements.
"LP" format[edit]
In September 2009, Apple introduced the iTunes LP format (known pre-launch by the code name "Cocktail")[42] which features visual, interactive content alongside album tracks and lyrics.
Store Sections[edit]
When entering the US music store, there are multiple sections one can visit. Music is divided into genres (Alternative, Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, etc.), and there are a number of links to other sections of the store under the Quick Links header. These include Recommended for You, Complete My Album, iTunes LP, as well as thematic sections, such as iTunes Festival sections.
On November 1, 2006, Apple created a category for Latino and Hispanic content, "iTunes Latino". Telemundo and Mun2 made some of their popular programs available for purchase, becoming the first Hispanic television content in the store. It offers music, music videos, audiobooks, podcasts and television shows in Spanish in a single concentrated area. The brief descriptions given to the content are in Spanish as well as several subcategories.[43] Gibraltarian Flamenco Metal band Breed 77, released an exclusive album called Un Encuentro to coincide with the launch of "iTunes Latino". It features 11 songs, all from previous albums, but all sung in Spanish.
Censorship[edit]
Main articles: Censorship by Apple and Censorship of the iTunes Store
There is a policy of censoring profanity in titles on iTunes.[44] This has resulted in a Scunthorpe glitch, by which inoffensive titles are censored due to a coincidental string of letters.[45] If the song has an explicit label, it will be marked "explicit" next to the song title. If a song is marked "explicit" it is unavailable for purchase if "restrict explicit content" is checked under the parental controls preference. Often there will be a "clean" mark next to the title of some songs, meaning the lyrics have been censored, and is available to purchase on all accounts. Generally if a song is marked "clean" there is an explicit version available as well.
Reception and commercial success[edit]
Sales of iTunes songs, 2003—2010.
Since its launch, iTunes Store has crossed many milestones. In the first 18 hours, the store sold about 275,000 tracks,[46][47] and more than 1 million tracks were sold in its first 5 days.[48][47] When released for Windows in October 2003, iTunes was downloaded more than 1 million times in the first 3 days, selling more than 1 million songs in that period.[citation needed] On December 15, 2003, Apple announced that it had sold 25 million songs.[49]
In January 2004 at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced (Sellers, 2004) that an unnamed person had purchased US$29,500 worth of music. On March 15, 2004, Apple announced that iTunes Music Store customers had purchased and downloaded 50 million songs from iTunes Music Store. A song sold on iTunes gives the artist 9 cents in profit. They also reported that customers were purchasing 2.5 million songs a week which translates to a projected annual run rate of 130 million songs a year. The 50 millionth song was "The Path of Thorns" by Sarah McLachlan.[50]
On April 28, 2004, iTunes Music Store marked its first anniversary with 70 million songs sold, clear dominance in the paid online music market and a slight profit.[51] The store also offers hundreds of movie trailers and music videos, in an attempt to boost soundtrack sales. In the conference, Steve Jobs reiterated that a subscription service is still not in the interest of customers and reported that only 5 million of the 100 million songs offered in the Pepsi giveaway campaign were redeemed, which he blamed on technical problems in Pepsi distribution. According to an Apple press release dated August 10, 2004, iTunes Music Store was the first store to have a catalog of more than one million songs.[52] Also, iTunes Music Store at that point maintained a 70 percent market share of legal music downloads.
The emerging monopoly of the store has been criticized by Mike Lang of Miramax for "effectively strangling the industry". He says that because the music industry has allowed too few content providers, it is now suffering. Lang views the issue as being more of a threat than music piracy.[53]
Sales milestones[edit]
Music[edit]
100 million songs sold: July 11, 2004
(Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas, bought the 100 millionth song, and the twenty-year-old received a call from Steve Jobs congratulating him.)[54]
125 million songs sold: September 1, 2004[55]
150 million songs sold: October 14, 2004[56]
200 million songs sold: December 16, 2004
(Ryan Alekman of Belchertown, Massachusetts, bought the 200 millionth song, which was one of the tracks on U2's digital box set The Complete U2.)[57]
250 million songs sold: January 24, 2005[58]
300 million songs sold: March 2, 2005[59]
400 million songs sold: May 10, 2005[60]
On July 5, 2005, Apple announced a promotion counting down to half a billion songs sold.[61]
500 million songs sold: July 18, 2005
(Amy Greer of Lafayette, Indiana, bought the 500 millionth song, "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill.)[62]
850 million songs sold: January 10, 2006[63]
1 billion songs sold: February 23, 2006
(Alex Ostrovsky of West Bloomfield, Michigan, bought the billionth song, "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay.[64] He later got a call from Steve Jobs with the news that the sixteen-year-old was getting ten iPods, an iMac, a $10,000 music gift certificate, and a scholarship established in his name at the Juilliard School.)[54]
1.5 billion songs sold: September 12, 2006[65]
2 billion songs sold: January 10, 2007[65]
2.5 billion songs sold: April 9, 2007[66]
3 billion songs sold: July 31, 2007[67]
4 billion songs sold: January 15, 2008
5 billion songs sold: June 19, 2008[68]
6 billion songs sold: January 6, 2009[69]
8 billion songs sold: July 21, 2009
8.6 billion songs sold: September 9, 2009
10 billion songs sold: February 24, 2010[70]
(Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia, downloaded "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash. At 71 years old, he was the oldest milestone winner to that date. He received a call from Steve Jobs and a $10,000 iTunes gift card.)[71]
15 billion songs sold: June 6, 2011[72]
20 billion songs sold: September 12, 2012[73]
25 billion songs sold: February 6, 2013[74]
35 billion songs sold: May 28, 2014[6]
Video[edit]
1 million videos sold: October 31, 2005[75]
3+ million videos sold: December 6, 2005[76]
8 million videos sold: January 10, 2006[63]
15 million videos sold: February 23, 2006[64]
45 million videos sold: September 12, 2006[65]
50 million television episodes sold: January 10, 2007[65]
1.3 million feature-length films sold: January 10, 2007[65]
2 million feature-length films sold: July 31, 2007[77]
200 million television episodes sold: October 16, 2008[78]
1+ million HD episodes sold: October 16, 2008[78]
Applications[edit]
10 million apps downloaded: July 14, 2008[79]
100 million apps downloaded: September 9, 2008[80]
200 million apps downloaded: October 22, 2008[81]
300 million apps downloaded: December 5, 2008[82]
500 million apps downloaded: January 16, 2009[83]
800 million apps downloaded: March 17, 2009[84]
1 billion apps downloaded: April 23, 2009[85]
1.5 billion apps downloaded: July 14, 2009[86]
1.8 billion apps downloaded: September 9, 2009
2 billion apps downloaded: September 28, 2009
3 billion apps downloaded: January 5, 2010
7 billion apps downloaded: October 20, 2010
10 billion apps downloaded: January 22, 2011[87]
15 billion apps downloaded: July 7, 2011[88]
25 billion apps downloaded: March 5, 2012[11]
30 billion apps downloaded: June 11, 2012[89]
35 billion apps downloaded: October 23, 2012[90]
40 billion apps downloaded: January 7, 2013[91]
50 billion apps downloaded: May 16, 2013
60 billion apps downloaded: October 22, 2013
75 billion apps downloaded: June 2, 2014[92]
100 billion apps downloaded: June 8, 2015[93]
25+ billion apps downloaded: December, 2016 [94]
Market share[edit]
On September 12, 2006, Steve Jobs announced in his "It's Showtime" keynote that Apple had 88% of the legal US music download market.[65]
On April 11, 2007, Apple announced that iTunes Store had sold more than two million movies, making it the world's most popular online movie store.[77]
On February 26, 2008, iTunes Store surpassed Best Buy to become the second-largest music vendor in the US behind Wal-Mart, and became number one on April 3, 2008.[2]
On October 10, 2012, iTunes Store was reported to have a 64% share of the online music market, and a 29% share of all music sales worldwide.[95]
Internationalization[edit]
Originally only Mac OS X users who had credit cards with a US billing address could buy songs with the service, but Steve Jobs announced plans to support both Windows and non-American users. The Windows version of iTunes and support for the Windows platform from iTunes Music Store were announced on October 16, 2003, with immediate availability. Beginning in 2004, the service has become available in a number of countries other than the United States:
Country
Product type
Affiliate program[96]
Price/song
Music[97]
Music Videos[97]
Podcasts[97]
TV shows[97]
Movies[97]
Apps[97]
Books[97]
iTunes Match[98]
iTunes U[97]
iTunes Radio[98]
United States April 28, 2003 Yes Yes October 12, 2005 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Discontinued January 28, 2016[99] Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
United Kingdom June 15, 2004 Yes Yes Yes June 4, 2008 Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.59 – 0.99 GBP
(0.91 – 1.53 USD)[101]
France June 15, 2004 Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2009 Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Germany June 15, 2004 Yes Yes April 2, 2008[102] April 16, 2009[103] Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Austria October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Belgium October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Finland October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 9, 2013 Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Greece October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Italy October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Luxembourg October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Netherlands October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No September 27, 2011[105] Yes Yes January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Portugal October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Spain October 26, 2004 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Canada December 3, 2004 Yes Yes Yes June 4, 2008 Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 CAD
(0.67 – 1.25 USD)[101]
Ireland January 6, 2005 Yes Yes No April 30, 2009 Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Sweden May 10, 2005 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 9, 2013 Yes No Yes 9 – 12 SEK
(1.25 – 1.67 USD)[101]
Norway May 10, 2005 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 9, 2013 Yes No Yes 8 – 10 NOK
(1.32 – 1.66 USD)[101]
Switzerland May 10, 2005 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 1.60 – 2.20 CHF
(1.53 – 2.11 USD)[101]
Denmark May 10, 2005 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 9, 2013 Yes No Yes 8 – 10 DKK
(1.52 – 1.90 USD)[101]
Japan August 4, 2005[107] Yes Yes No Yes Yes March 6, 2013[108] May 2, 2014 Yes No Yes 150 – 250 JPY
(1.81 – 3.02 USD)[101]
Australia October 25, 2005 October 25, 2005 Yes June 24, 2008[109] August 14, 2008 Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes Discontinued January 28, 2016[110] Yes 1.19 – 2.19 AUD
(1.28 – 2.35 USD)[101]
New Zealand December 6, 2005[111] Yes Yes No August 14, 2008 Yes October 22, 2012[112] December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 1.79 – 2.39 NZD
(1.47 – 1.96 USD)[101]
Mexico August 4, 2009[113] Yes Yes No November 9, 2010[114] Yes October 22, 2012[112] December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 9 – 15 MXN
(0.71 – 1.19 USD)[101]
Bulgaria September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Cyprus September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Czech Republic September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Estonia September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Hungary September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes July 19, 2012[116] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Latvia September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Lithuania September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Malta September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes December 15, 2011[100] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Poland September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes July 19, 2012[116] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Romania September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Slovenia September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes April 30, 2012[104] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Slovakia September 29, 2011[115] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 EUR
(0.92 – 1.72 USD)[101]
Argentina December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Brazil December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] December 13, 2011 Yes No Yes 1,90 - 2,90 BRL
Bolivia December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Chile December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Colombia December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Costa Rica December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Dominican Republic December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Ecuador December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
El Salvador December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Guatemala December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Honduras December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Nicaragua December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Panama December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Paraguay December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Peru December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Venezuela December 13, 2011[117] Yes Yes No December 13, 2011[117] Yes October 22, 2012[112] January 16, 2012[106] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Brunei June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Cambodia June 27, 2012[118] Yes June 21, 2012 No June 27, 2012[118] June 21, 2012[119] free books June 27, 2012[118] June 21, 2012 No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Hong Kong June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 5 – 8 HKD
Laos June 27, 2012[118] Yes June 21, 2012 No June 27, 2012[118] June 21, 2012[119] free books June 27, 2012[118] June 21, 2012 No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Macao June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Malaysia June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Philippines June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Singapore June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.98 – 1.48 SGD
Sri Lanka June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Taiwan June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 15 – 30 TWD
Thailand June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Vietnam June 27, 2012[118] Yes Yes No June 27, 2012[118] Yes free books June 27, 2012[118] Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Anguilla December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Antigua and Barbuda December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Armenia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Azerbaijan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Bahamas December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Bahrain December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Barbados December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Belarus December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 USD
Belize December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Bermuda December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No Yes Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Botswana December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Burkina Faso December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
British Virgin Islands December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Cape Verde December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Cayman Islands December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Dominica December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Egypt December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Fiji December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012 Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Gambia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Ghana December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Grenada December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Guinea-Bissau December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
India December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 4, 2012[120] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes 9–15 INR
(0.18 – 0.30 USD)
Indonesia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 4, 2012[120] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes 3000 – 7000 IDR
Israel December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes 1.90 – 3.90 NIS
Jordan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Kazakhstan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Kenya December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Kyrgyzstan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Lebanon December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Mauritius December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Federated States of Micronesia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Republic of Moldova December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Mongolia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Mozambique December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Namibia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Nepal December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Niger December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Nigeria December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Oman December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Papua New Guinea December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Qatar December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Russia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] April 21, 2008 No December 4, 2012[120] April 21, 2008[122] free books Yes April 21, 2008 No Yes 15 – 19 RUB (0.49 – 0.62 USD)
Saint Kitts and Nevis December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Saudi Arabia December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
South Africa December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Swaziland December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Trinidad and Tobago December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Turkey December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 4, 2012[120] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes 0.69 – 1.29 TRY
Tajikistan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Turkmenistan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Uganda December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Ukraine December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
United Arab Emirates December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Uzbekistan December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No No Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Zimbabwe December 4, 2012[120] December 4, 2012[120] Yes No December 12, 2012[121] Yes free books Yes Yes No Yes N/A
Albania No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Algeria No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Angola No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Benin No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Bhutan No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Chad No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No No N/A
China No No Yes No No Yes September 30, 2015[123] No Yes No Yes N/A
Republic of the Congo No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No No N/A
Croatia No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Guyana No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Iceland No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Jamaica No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Korea, South No No Yes No No June 10, 2008 free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Kuwait No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Liberia No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No No N/A
Macedonia No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Madagascar No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No No N/A
Malawi No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Mali No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No No N/A
Mauritania No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No No N/A
Montserrat No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Pakistan No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Palau No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Saint Lucia No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
São Tomé and Príncipe No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Senegal No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No No N/A
Seychelles No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Sierra Leone No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Solomon Islands No No June 21, 2012 No No June 21, 2012[119] free books No June 21, 2012 No Yes N/A
Suriname No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Tanzania No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Tunisia No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Uruguay No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Yemen No No Yes No No Yes free books No Yes No Yes N/A
Country
Music
Music Videos
Podcasts
TV shows
Movies
Apps
Books
iTunes Match
iTunes U
iTunes Radio
Affiliate program
Price/song
Product type
The countries where iTunes Store is available are shown in green.
To buy files through the store, a user must install the proprietary digital media player iTunes to access the store. This software is available only for certain versions of the Macintosh or Windows operating systems.
iTunes Store availability. Green: full functionality (music, apps, videos, etc.) Red: available, but with limitations (only apps, iTunes U, etc.)
According to an Apple press release, the European iTunes Music Stores sold a combined total of 800,000 songs in one week, with 450,000 of those songs sold in the UK.[124]
The Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek stores have been localized.
On December 3, 2004 the British Office of Fair Trading referred iTunes Music Store to the European Commission because it prevents consumers in one EU country from buying music from stores in other EU countries, in violation of EU free-trade legislation; the immediate cause of the referral was because the €0.99 price charged in the Eurozone equates to UK£0.68 in sterling, rather than the UK£0.79 actually charged there.
iTunes Music Store in Japan had 1 million songs available at start.[107] In the next four days the store had sold one million songs – the pace faster than that of the US store.[125] In addition to a long delay, Apple failed to have one set price for singles. Pundits[who?] speculated that this may have indicated the introduction of new price structure to the rest of the stores in future, in favor of record labels[who?] who would like to see higher prices for new songs. This extension to other countries was announced in January 2009.
The release of video-capable iPods also saw the store launch in Australia with music videos and short films by Pixar. iTunes Gift Cards (as they are now known) are now also available in many more stores such as JB Hi-Fi, David Jones, and the Woolworths chain of stores. Access was inadvertently given to some people in New Zealand, too.[126] Failed negotiations with the Sony BMG label meant that none of that label's artists were available at the time of launch; they were later added on January 17, 2006.
New Zealand users had briefly been able to buy from the Australian store when it first opened until that loophole was closed.
On November 1, 2006, the store started offering a range of Latino content including television shows and music for its Hispanic American, Mexican and Puerto Rican clients.[127]
The Spanish used on the Mexican store has been modified to Mexican Spanish.[128]
As of the 2009 Macworld Conference & Expo, Apple had given no new information of the (possible; future) inclusion and expansion of music videos, TV-shows and movies in other European countries. The stores of the UK, Germany and France currently remain the only European Stores with local and/or localized selections of TV-shows, movies and music videos.
Payment options[edit]
A user must also pay with an iTunes gift card or a credit card with a billing address in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United States or Vietnam. Apple also offers other payment methods (like Paypal), which differ from country to country. Residents in other countries can only buy a gift card from a merchant or download free podcasts and previews.
Digital rights management[edit]
A fifth-generation iPod with earphones. The only portable devices licensed to play protected music from iTunes Store are iPods, the iPhone, the iPod Touch, the iPad and selected Motorola mobile phones, such as the ROKR.
Main article: FairPlay
iTunes Store uses Apple's FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) technology. FairPlay is built into the MP4 multimedia file format as an encrypted AAC audio layer, and is used by the company to protect copyrighted works sold through the store, allowing only authorized devices to play the content.[129][130] The restrictions imposed by FairPlay, mainly limited device compatibility, have sparked criticism, with a lawsuit alleging antitrust violation[131] that was eventually closed in Apple's favor,[132] and various successful efforts to remove the DRM protection from files,[133][134] with Apple continually updating its software to counteract such projects.[135]
In February 2007, an open letter by Steve Jobs, Apple's then-CEO, discussed the use of DRM on music, raising points about the future of the protection and announcing the company's support for ending the use of DRM.[136][137] Although the open letter initially caused mixed industry reactions,[138][139] Apple signed a deal with a major record label the following month to offer iTunes customers a purchase option for a higher-quality, DRM-free version of the label's tracks.[140] In January 2009, Apple signed deals with all major record labels as well as a large number of independent labels to offer all iTunes music in the DRM-free option.[141][142][143] This does not apply to songs downloaded while using Apple Music, Apple's subscription-based music streaming service.[144]
Promotions[edit]
On Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2004, Apple launched a promotion with Pepsi in which they gave away 100 million songs, through tokens on selected soft drink bottle caps. Unfortunately for Apple, Pepsi failed to properly distribute the bottles to major metropolitan areas until only weeks before the promotion ended, despite a one-month extension of the deadline by Apple. The promotion was repeated beginning January 31, 2005, with 200 million songs available, and an iPod Mini given away every hour.
On July 1, 2004, Apple announced that, starting with the sale of the 95 millionth song, an iPod would be given away to the buyer of each 100 thousandth song, for a total of 50 iPods. The buyer of the 100 millionth song would receive a PowerBook, iPod, and US$10,000 gift certificate to iTunes Music Store.
Ten days later, on July 11, Apple announced that 100 million songs had been sold through iTunes Music Store. The 100 millionth song was titled "Somersault (Dangermouse Remix)" by Zero 7, purchased by Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas. He then received a phone call from Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who offered his congratulations, as well as a 40 GB 3rd Generation iPod laser-engraved with a message of thanks.
Inspired by Pepsi's marketing success with iTunes giveaways, Coca-Cola partnered with 7-Eleven to give away a free iTunes song with every 32 US fl oz (950 ml). Slurpee frozen beverage until July 31, 2005. Songs could be redeemed until August 31, 2005 by entering a code printed on the Slurpee cup into iTunes Music Store application. Coca-Cola did this in spite of having its own music store, myCokeMusic.com, that competed with iTunes Music Store in Europe. myCokeMusic.com ceased business on July 31, 2006.[145]
On July 5, 2005, Apple announced that they were counting down to half a billion songs. The buyer of every 100 thousandth song up to 500 million would receive an iPod Mini and a 50-song gift card. The grand prize for the person who downloads the 500 millionth song was 10 iPods of their choice, a 10,000-song gift card, 10 50-song gift cards or 4 tickets to the Coldplay world tour. Twelve days later, on July 17, Apple announced that 500 million songs had been sold through iTunes Music Store. The 500 millionth song, purchased by Amy Greer of Lafayette, Indiana, was "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill.
On July 28, 2005, Apple and The Gap announced a promotion to award iTunes music downloads to Gap customers who tried on a pair of Gap jeans.[146] From August 8 to 31, 2005, each customer who tried on any pair of Gap jeans could receive a free download for a song of their choice from iTunes Music Store.
On February 7, 2006, Apple announced that they were counting down to the billionth song download and began a promotion similar to the previous 100 million and 500 million countdown. Whoever downloaded the billionth song would receive a 20" iMac, ten 60 GB iPods, and a US$10,000 iTunes Music Card. The billionth song was purchased on February 23, 2006 by Alex Ostrovsky of West Bloomfield, Michigan. The purchased song was "Speed of Sound" as part of Coldplay's X&Y album.
On July 25, 2006, Facebook and iTunes began offering a promotion where members of the Apple Students group would receive a free 25 song sampler each week until September 30 in various music genres. The idea behind the promotion was to get students more familiar and enthusiastic with each service as Autumn classes approached.[147] However, in order to prevent abuse of the promotion, the weekly code that Facebook provided stopped working after it was redeemed one million times. In addition, the promotion caused discontent among international students, as the code was only valid in the US iTunes Music Store.
On April 10, 2009, Apple announced that it will be counting down to the billionth app. Apps being the applications for iPod Touch and iPhone. Launching a counter that is constantly running on Good Friday, Apple starting counting down.[85] Connor Mulcahey, age 13 of Weston, CT, downloaded the billionth app, "Bump" by Bump Technologies, and received a 17" Macbook Pro, a 32GB iPod Touch, a Time Capsule, and a $10,000 Gift Card for iTunes Store.
On February 11, 2010, Apple announced that it would be counting down to 10 billion songs downloaded. A $10,000 gift card was offered as a prize. On February 24, 2010, the 10 billionth song, "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia.[148]
Other platforms[edit]
Currently, iTunes is supported on the macOS (Leopard and above) and Microsoft Windows operating systems. iTunes was known to run passably well in Linux on x86-based computers using the Wine compatibility layer; however, by December 2011, this was no longer the case.[149] Users without iTunes installed can see a content database (but not hear or view the content itself) using the iTunes Preview service, which runs inside their internet browser. This service also allows users to watch trailers for upcoming film releases. Should they choose to purchase any media, they will be redirected to iTunes.
Technical details[edit]
Store pages are delivered using standard HTML with a special header. This change was made when iTunes 9.0 was released. iTunes uses WebKit to render these pages on the screen.[150] These pages are also accessible on the Web, at itunes.apple.com, allowing pages from iTunes Store to show up in search engine search results.
Prior to iTunes 9.0, iTunes Store was delivered using a custom XML format that describes the position of all of the elements, boxes, album art and all of their properties – including whether a reference link can be dragged out of iTunes and into another document.
The store's back-end software uses WebObjects – Apple's own application server it acquired from NeXT. Content is uploaded to iTunes data store using an internal Apple program called iTunes Producer, which automatically encodes and adds metadata to uploaded files.[citation needed]
Legal disputes[edit]
Main article: Apple Inc. litigation
Apple records[edit]
Main article: Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
For three years, The Beatles' record company Apple Records were in a legal dispute, Apple Corps v Apple Computer, with Apple Computer over the name "Apple." On May 8, 2006, a ruling was declared in favor of Apple Computer, but Apple Records said it would appeal the ruling. Despite this, plans were announced by Neil Aspinall in April 2006 to remaster completely and release the entire Beatles catalog on an unspecified online music service, as well as release some previously unheard work by the band. No date was set at that time.[151] It has also been reported that the Beatles' music catalog might initially be appearing on iTunes only, as Apple is reported to be negotiating with Britain's EMI group over an online distribution deal that might be exclusive for a limited time.[152]
During his January 9, 2007 Macworld Keynote address, Apple CEO Steve Jobs used the band's song "Lovely Rita" to introduce the music-playing capabilities of the company's new iPhone. This was regarded by industry observers as further evidence that the Beatles catalog would be introduced to iTunes Music Store catalog in the near future.[153] On February 5, 2007, Apple Corps and Apple Inc. announced they had reached a settlement in their legal dispute.[154]
In a related development, Apple announced on August 14, 2007 that the entire solo catalog of John Lennon would be available on iTunes.[155] The solo catalogs of the other three Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, are also available on iTunes.
On November 16, 2010, the entire Beatles catalog was officially made available on iTunes Store.
The Consumer Council of Norway EULA challenge[edit]
On June 6, 2006, The Consumer Ombudsmen in Norway, Sweden and Denmark launched a common open letter to Apple regarding the EULA of iTunes through the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman Bjørn Erik Thon.[156] The iTunes case is based upon an official complaint[157] filed by The Consumer Council of Norway on January 25, 2006.
The main allegations were that:
The EULA is unbalanced to disfavor the customer. Scandinavian law requires any written agreement to favor both parties. The weak party also enjoys protection from exploitation according to Norwegian consumer laws.
iTunes Store's use of Digital rights management limits the number of devices purchased songs can be played on.
iTunes' contract entitles the company to at any time change the terms of the contract without notice, including the selection of players or software that must be used for iTunes files, and also the number of times a customer can change or copy already purchased files.
The EULA is both vague and hard to understand for the customers.
The EULA states that the legal relationship between the company and customers is regulated by English contract law. It is unreasonable to expect Norwegian consumers to have comprehensive knowledge of English law. Products marketed to Norwegian consumers in Norway are subject to Norwegian law—a right that cannot be waived by a clause in a company's standard customer contract.
The EULA removes iTunes' responsibility regarding damage to the consumer's computer caused by software errors even though responsibility cannot be waived in Scandinavian Law.
Apple responded July 31, 2006.[158]
On January 22, 2007, German and French consumer groups joined forces with Norway and Finland.[159][160] Their goal is to create a united European front against iTunes (Germany and France have each had their own negotiation process with iTunes). According to the press statement Apple is in favor of this. The key points in the negotiations were:
Interoperability: the consumer should have the right and ability to play his or her music on any device of his or her own choice.
Change of conditions: iTunes must revoke their right to change the terms and conditions (EULA) at any time without the consent of the consumer.
Liability: iTunes should change its clause limiting its liability to recover consumer damages if they are caused by content sold by iTunes.
Applicable Law: Consumers entering into a contract with iTunes should be able to rely on the consumer protection rules according to the law of the country in which they live.
EU anti-trust case[edit]
In 2004, Which? magazine complained to the European Commission about the higher prices in the UK for the same songs sold in other parts of the European Union: typically €0.99 in the rest of the EU and £.79 in the UK.[161] In 2008, the Commission withdrew its investigation after Apple agreed to end the price disparity.[161]
Content disputes[edit]
Universal Music Group[edit]
This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2010)
On July 1, 2007, the New York Times reported[162] that Universal (currently the world's largest music corporation) would not renew its annual contract to sell music through iTunes. Instead, Universal said that it would market music to Apple at will, allowing it to remove its songs from the iTunes service on short notice if the two sides did not agree on pricing or other terms.
On August 9, 2007, UMG announced a plan to sell some songs in MP3 format, without Digital rights management, through a variety of online services such as Amazon Music and the newly created gBox. While these tracks continue to be available through iTunes Store, Universal chose to license these songs in DRM-free formats only through other services.[163]
NBC Universal TV series[edit]
On August 31, 2007, Apple announced that programs on NBC's 2007–08 television schedule would not be available on iTunes.[164] NBC had informed Apple the previous day that it would not be renewing its contract.[165] It was later clarified that this change only applied to series produced by NBC Universal-owned Universal Media Studios, including Universal-produced shows on other networks such as House. NBC programs produced by other studios, such as Chuck (Warner Bros.) and Journeyman (20th Century Fox), would remain available on iTunes.[166]
Apple has publicly asserted that NBC would only renew their contract if Apple agreed to a price increase of US$4.99 per episode, which they did not. NBC disputes that claim, claiming that Apple balked at NBC's request to package shows together and make wholesale pricing more flexible.[167] NBC claims that they never asked to double the wholesale price and insisted that their shows would be sold by iTunes Store through early December.[168] Other networks who sell their shows via iTunes did not follow suit. On December 1, 2007, NBC shows were pulled from iTunes Store.
On September 9, 2008, Apple and NBC Universal announced that NBC's TV shows were once again available on the US iTunes Store.[169]
The UK iTunes Store has many shows from NBC available, although they are distributed by Universal Studios. The pricing for these seasons are higher than they were on the US store, an example being, Season 3 of The Office is priced at UK£43.47 (roughly US$72) vs. $52.99 (US Store HD).
See also[edit]
iTunes
Apple Music
iTunes Festival
Apple Inc.
Apple TV
iBookstore
Comparison of online music stores
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