It probably has little to do with Apple “wanting” to sell to people or not. Apple is a reseller that sells where it can. The issue probably has far more to do with the labels in most cases. They generally sell distribution rights for specific regions/countries, not world-wide, and in some cases they may want more for some regions than Apple thinks they can make from those regions. So the issue generally isn't with Apple, but with the rights holders and what they expect to get from various regions. It's the same reason folks outside the US can't enjoy Hulu.com or Netflix...
I agree that it's frustrating to consumers, but until there is a change in the legal patchwork of how rights are dealt with, don’t expect things to change. -Arle On Dec 10, 2010, at 17:30 , [email protected] wrote: > Well, that's certainly disappointing and frustrating. I can't understand why > Apple would miss the opportunity to sell recordings available in the US to > buyers outside the US...especially in this case when they are French > recordings! I hope someone figures out a way around this because MP3 > downloads from reputable sites are the perfect way for classic French > recordings to get out to the public without the cost of pressing new CD > versions. > > Ah well, many things in life make no sense... > > Mitch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
