The major complaint that international Apple users have about iTunes4 and the new Music Store, is the restriction to U.S. billing addresses only. Although I realise that this is bound to be as legally complex as Michael Jackson’s medical law suits, I share the frustrations of Ben Hammersley.
If your in a similar state of mind, swing over to the Apple Features for International Users and join the growing collection of undersigned.
David A. Basskin, President of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency explains the legal reason for the issue on Ben’s blog comments.
“The reason why the Apple iTunes Music Store isn’t yet available outside the US is because Apple hasn’t made arrangements to obtain the rights outside of that country (this is called “clearing the rights” in the music business).“
