Right, agreed Peter, music that you own the content and have imported into iTunes doesn't have the DRM applied and so I believe you should be able to make further CD's of that owned content or export to a USB if you choose. I have put this to the test just now. A CD (that I bought myself) I imported years ago in my library, I am able to copy out to a USB no problem, I can then play it using QuickTime player (to distance from my iTunes to which I am a Music subscriber) - it plays no problem. Conversely, a song I exported to the same USB (grabbed from my iTunes library and an Apply Copyrighted song) the file exported ok, but the DRM prevents it from being played using QuickTime player, but it will play off the USB from the iTunes app as my subscription permits this to be played as I have the 'licence' to play it. I too have ~300GB of owned music but I just don't need to buy anything now as I have paid with my subscription - but it obliges me to maintain this subscription for life (which is what Apple wants) to continue to have this extra material available or if I cancel my subscription, I revert to my 300GB owned library.
Kind Regards Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: wamug@wamug.org.au To: Cc: Sent:Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:29:50 +0800 Subject:Re: Music Hi 95% of my music is off cassettes, records and CD’s! I’m not looking to avoid buying music, or giving it to others so they can avoid buying it. It’s just the simplicity I had before with iTunes seems to me to have been removed. I have found solutions to my current situation, just find the constant changes to shore up their profits annoying. When I purchased most of my music the costs were excessive due to their protections, it looks like they are moving towards that again in one way or another. I was just wondering if there was a replacement more like iTunes and less like Music. Kind regards Peter > On 29 Jun 2020, at 8:01 am, Peter Crisp wrote: > > Hi Marcus, I think if you press the "buy" button on a song or album, if you're NOT an Apple Music paid subscriber, then you get to play that song on your apple device/s anywhere and download to your device to play where you don't have 4G service - but still constrained to your Apple devices. If you ARE an Apple Music Subscriber, you don't have to pay or press Buy on anything more for anything in the entire Music database which Apple manages because your subscription fee covers ALL music purchases. This does not include movies, it is just music. > > It's a similar theme for movies, when you 'buy (rent)' a movie, you buy the licence to play it for 48 hours (from when you start it) or if you pay to own the movie, you can play it as many times as you like on YOUR Apple devices too. > > > > Kind Regards > > > Peter Crisp > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > wamug@wamug.org.au > > To: > > Cc: > > Sent: > Mon, 29 Jun 2020 07:21:38 +0800 > Subject: > Re: Music > > > Hi Pete, > Is that correct if you buy music using iTunes, ie pay hard money for it vs renting through Apple Music? > Cheers > > Marcus > Marcus Harris > Mobile +61417965618 > > > > On 29 Jun 2020, at 6:55 am, Pete wrote: > > Correct Stephen. If you 'buy' your music from Apple, you've actually only bought the right to play it on an Apple device. You can't make a CD of it or copy off to any other storage means. > > I'm sure it's in the fine print. > > Regards > > Pete > > On 28 Jun 2020, at 10:29 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: > > Hi Peter. > > I am not certain about this but …. > I think if you bought the music from Apple, there are restrictions about copying it. > > > On 28 Jun 2020, at 8:45 pm, Peter Curtis wrote: > > Hi all > Is there an alternative to ‘Music’ on the Mac? I know I’m a bit behind the times but it appears I can’t access my music like to put a song on a usb stick to take somewhere? > Kind regards > Peter > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > Guidelines - > Settings & Unsubscribe - > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > Guidelines - > Settings & Unsubscribe - > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > Guidelines - > Settings & Unsubscribe - > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > Guidelines - > Settings & Unsubscribe - -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Settings & Unsubscribe -
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