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The iTunes Store (known as the iTunes Music Store before September 12, 2006) is an online music service run by Apple Computer through its iTunes application. Opened on April 28, 2003, the Store proved the viability of online music sales. more...
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As of September 2006, the Store has sold more than 1.5 billion songs, accounting for more than 80% of worldwide online digital music sales. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by FairPlay, Apple's version of digital rights management.
Features and restrictions
Pricing
(Unless otherwise noted, all prices in this article are in US$. Dollar amounts provided for the Canadian and Australian stores are in local currency.)
All songs are sold for a single price in all countries but Japan: 99¢ in the U.S. and Canada, $1.69 in Australia, €0.99 in the eurozone and £0.79 in the United Kingdom. In Japan, songs sell for ¥150 or ¥200. Previews, thirty seconds in length, are available for free prior to buying a song. Most albums cost $9.99 in the U.S. Volume discounts of up to 20% are available for purchases of more than 25,000 songs.
Television episodes are available for $1.99 each, as are music videos and short films.
Feature-length movies sell for $12.99 during their first week of release and $14.99 afterwards. Older movies cost $9.99.
There is also a weekly promotion where one to three songs are available to download for free. Free downloads are available on Tuesdays, and remain free until the following Tuesday. Some artists choose to have select songs available for no charge as well, such as the single "When the President Talks to God" by indie band Bright Eyes.
Availability
To buy files through the store, a user must pay with an iTunes gift card or a credit card with a billing address in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States. Other people can only download free podcasts and previews.
Customer support
Apple provides no customer support for the iTunes Store over the phone. All customer service inquiries are handled online.
Background
Debuting on April 28, 2003, the iTunes Music Store was the first online music store to gain widespread media attention. Apple's store allows the user to purchase songs and transfer them easily to the iPod through iTunes. The iPod remains one of the few digital music players (besides some Motorola cell phones) that are intended to work with the iTunes Music Store, although some other digital music players will work with iTunes. The iTunes Music Store launched initially with about 200,000 files available for download.
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