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Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it proved the viability of online music sales. As of the end of the second week of January, 2008, the store has sold 4 billion songs^[2], accounting for more than 70% of worldwide online digital music sales.^[3]Some downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by FairPlay, Apple's version of digital rights management. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology created by Apple Inc. ... Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ...

Features and restrictions

Pricing

Songs were originally sold for a single price in all countries but Japan. Music in the store is in the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format, which is the MPEG-4-specified successor to MP3. Songs with DRM are encoded at 128 kilobits per second (kb/s). Songs from EMI and many indie labels are available without DRM and encoded at the higher-quality rate of 256 kb/s (These are known as "iTunes Plus" songs). Songs are priced at US$0.99 in the United States, C$0.99 in Canada, NZ$1.79 in New Zealand, AU$1.69 in Australia, €0.99 in the eurozone (except Slovenia, Cyprus, and Malta) and £0.79 in the United Kingdom. In Norway, songs cost 8.00 NOK per song, in Sweden 9.00 SEK and in Switzerland the price is 1.50 CHF. All European prices are in general comparable and oscillate around €0.99. In Japan, songs sell for JPY 150 or JPY 200. Previews, thirty seconds in length, are available free, prior to buying a song. Most albums cost US$9.99 in the U.S., and volume discounts of up to 20% are available for purchases of more than 25,000 songs.^[4] Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ... In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) point. It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit. ... USD redirects here. ... C$ redirects here. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... GBP redirects here. ... ISO 4217 Code NOK User(s) Norway Inflation 2. ... ISO 4217 Code SEK User(s) Sweden Inflation 2. ... ISO 4217 Code CHF User(s) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Campione dItalia Inflation 1. ... ISO 4217 Code JPY User(s) Japan Inflation -0. ...

Television episodes are available for US$2 each and in the UK for £1.89 each, as are short films. Music videos in the US are $1.99 and in the UK for £1.29 each. Feature-length movies sell for US$9.99 for older Movies, US$12.99 for day of release movies, and US$14.99 for movies after release date. TV shows are available in the United States with the United Kingdom only being able to buy 51 shows over 8 Channels/Studios as of February 9th 2008. USD redirects here. ... GBP redirects here. ... GBP redirects here. ... USD redirects here. ... USD redirects here. ... USD redirects here. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Games (compatible with 5th generation iPod, iPod classic models and the 3rd generation iPod nano) range from US$0.99 - US$4.99. Podcasts are free. iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... The iPod classic is the flagship iPod digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... The iPod nano is a mid-range iPod portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ...

At the Macworld 2008 keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced iTunes movie rentals. Ordinary library titles are US$2.99, and new releases are $3.99. HD versions cost US$1 more. Movies are available for rent in the iTunes Store 30 days after they have been released on DVD, and remain "new releases" for 6 months. This option is currently only available in the US. Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. ... USD redirects here. ... This article is about high-definition video technology. ... USD redirects here. ...

There is also 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. Some artists choose to have select songs available for no charge. This is not available at all iTunes Stores worldwide. Some iTunes television programs have begun the same technique to encourage brand loyalty; although those stay longer. In fact, the iTunes Store used to have a link to "Free TV" on its home page and the TV Shows section's home page which links to a complete listing of free TV shows, however it has disappeared (the page has remained online). Apple still sells free TV episodes; some channels have their own pages of "free Season Premieres."

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, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States. 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. If someone buys a gift card, an address in the country of the gift card must also be provided. eBays North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPals corporate headquarters) PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. ...

iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store

The iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store icon

The release of the iPod touch brought the introduction of the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. This version of the iTunes Store allows owners of Wi-Fi capable iPod touchs and iPhones to purchase music directly on the portable music device.^[5] The iPod touch is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... The iPod touch is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... For the Internet appliance line, see Linksys iPhone. ...

Customer support

Apple provides no customer support for the iTunes Store over the phone, though Timothy Noah of Slate has found a customer service line.^[6] All customer service inquiries are handled online.^[7] Tech Support is the modern term for assistance with electronics or software, usually computer related. ... Timothy Noah is a senior writer for Slate Magazine, where he writes the Chatterbox column. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ... // (also known as Client Service) is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. ...

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 is the only digital music player (besides some Motorola cell phones and the iPhone) that is intended to work with the iTunes 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. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... For the Internet appliance line, see Linksys iPhone. ...

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Catalog content

Music

The store began after Apple signed deals with the five major record labels at the time, EMI, Universal, Warner, Sony Music Entertainment, and BMG (the last two would later merge to form Sony BMG). Music from more than 2000 independent labels was added later, the first from Moby on July 29, 2003. For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Not to be confused with Mooby. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The store has more than 6,000,000 songs,^[8] including exclusive tracks from numerous popular artists. Not all artists are available on iTunes, including some popular ones such as The Beatles, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Garth Brooks, and AC/DC as well as a lack of complete or entire albums from some artists. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock musician from Michigan, who after years of local Detroit-area success starting in the mid-1960s, achieved his greatest national success starting in the mid-1970s and extending into the 1980s. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... This article is about the band. ...

New songs are added to the iTunes catalog every day, while the iTunes Store is updated each Tuesday. Apple also releases a 'Single of the Week' and usually a 'Discovery Download' on Tuesdays, which are available for free for one week. Perhaps the most notable case of music being removed is of Frank Zappa; a significant portion of his music was added to the iTunes store in August 2005 and then in August 2006 removed.^[9] Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ...

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 the iTunes Store also come with album artwork. As of the release of iTunes 7, the 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 already typed in to the application's window for them; nor does iTunes provide a service for acquiring the missing lyrics. However, they can easily be obtained using a third-party Web site or Dashboard widget. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dashboard is an application for Apples Mac OS X v10. ...

"Album Only"

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. Soundtracks often have many "Album Only" tracks. Movie soundtracks normally include songs owned by many different labels, making licensing more complex. For example the Forrest_Gump_(soundtrack) included songs from Peacock Records, Argo Records, and Capitol Records among many others. Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains such artists as Elvis Presley, Clarence Frogman Henry, Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman and many more. ... Peacock Records was a record label started in 1949 by Don D. Robey. ... Argo Records was started in 1955 as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the...

Sub-divisions

When entering the U.S. music store, there are multiple sub-divided stores that one can go into. These stores are either found under ‘More In Music,’ ‘Genres,’ ‘Pre-Orders,’ ‘Celebrity Playlists’ and ‘Free Downloads.’ Within ‘More In Music,’ one can enter various random stores such as Starbucks Entertainment and iTunes Essentials. iTunes Essentials contains groupings of music based upon the artist of the music (Artist Essentials), the genre or history of the music (Genres and History), or any other similarities (My Groove). Each grouping of music is essentially a pre-made playlist. The songs in the playlist are all listed in order of their importance, starting with the first song that the artist is most known for. These playlists usually contain either 45 or 75 songs equally distributed in three sections: The Basics (the biggest, best, and most important songs), Next Steps (usually composed of popular songs just beyond the hits) and Deep Cuts (under-appreciated songs). Occasionally, specific Artist Essentials do not have a Deep Cuts section. This usually depends on how many releases the artist has completed over the years. Within ‘Genres,’ one can enter music stores that only have one genre such as blues or reggae. There are a total of 20 genres in the U.S. music store. ‘Pre-Orders’ lists albums that one can pre-order before the album is released. ‘Celebrity Playlists’ contains lists of songs chosen and described by celebrities. ‘Free Downloads’ are songs that subscribed iTunes Store users can obtain for free. It has been suggested that Frappucino be merged into this article or section. ... A genre [], (French: kind or sort from Greek: γένος (genos)) is a loose set of criteria for a category of literary composition; the term is also used for any other form of art or utterance. ... In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ...

On November 1, 2006, Apple created a new category for Latino or 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 is in Spanish as well as several sub-categories. 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. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flamenco performance by the La Primavera group Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos, but which has its deeper roots in Moorish musical traditions. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Heavy metal music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Un Encuentro is an album by Gibraltarian Flamenco Metal quintet Breed 77. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

Audiobooks

The iTunes Store also includes over 20,000 audiobooks, encoded at 32 kilobits per second. Ninety second previews are offered for every book. These books are provided by Audible.com. This is the same format available if the user signs up directly with Audible.com and chose the "iPod" format. The main difference is that it is unnecessary to sign up for a subscription to get audiobooks as is the case with Audible. A small discount is provided through buying audiobooks through the iTunes Store, but on a selective basis by Apple in comparison to an "always on member discount" if one has an Audible subscription. Audible redirects here. ...

Video

In October 2005, Apple announced the latest iPod would be capable of playing video files, which would be sold online through the iTunes Store in the U.S.^[10] These videos included 2000 music videos and episodes of popular television programs. Apple made a deal with Disney to be the first supplier of TV shows, the first shows available included episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives with each episode becoming available the day after it originally aired on broadcast TV. Several short animated films by Pixar are also available. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Disney redirects here. ... LOST redirects here. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ...

The selling of videos on iTunes sparked considerable debate as to whether there was a paying audience for programming available for free on TV. As MP3 Newswire pointed out, users are not so much paying for the TV programs themselves. Instead they are really paying for a service that offers the convenience of someone else digitizing free broadcast episodes for them for their portable device, each episode in commercial-free form, and a convenient place to select and download individual shows. Through an updated version of QuickTime Pro, users can create their own videos for the iPod, including digitized versions of programs recorded on their VCR if they wish to take the time and effort to save the cost. QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...

In July 2006, the Aquaman pilot became available for download. It was the first show offered on iTunes that has never aired on a network.^[11] Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... Aquaman is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television Network, based on the DC Comics character Aquaman. ...

On September 12, 2006, Apple renamed iTunes Music Store to iTunes Store as they began selling feature-length movies through the store. The service debuted with a catalog of 75 films from four Disney-owned studios: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Miramax and Touchstone Pictures.^[12] is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Old logo from 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... Miramax is a Big Ten film distribution and production company. ... Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ...

On the same date, Apple increased the resolution of videos and movies sold on the iTunes Store from 320x240 (QVGA) to 640x480 (VGA).^[13] The Quarter Video Graphics Array (also known as Quarter VGA or QVGA) is a popular term for a computer display with 320x240 resolution. ... Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a computer display standard first marketed in 1987 by IBM. VGA belongs to a family of earlier IBM video standards and largely remains backward compatible with them. ...

On November 2006, a series of Pixar short films were added to the Australian Store at a price of $3.39 AU. 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA) notable for its seven Academy Awards. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... A store is an enclosure for holding articles. ...

Later in December 2006, Apple started releasing full-length film trailers for free in iPod format 320x240, 640x480 Apple format, and HD quality videos. December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ...

On January 9, 2007, Apple announced during the Macworld keynote that Paramount Pictures' catalog would be added to the iTunes Store, bringing the total amount of movies up to 250+. The service is currently U.S. only. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... MacWorld magazine (April 2004) Macworld is a monthly computer magazine dedicated to Macintosh products. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...

On February 12, 2007, a press release announced the addition of movies from Lionsgate to the iTunes store, bringing the total number of movies available to over 400.^[14] is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Lions Gate redirects here. ...

On April 11, 2007, Apple announced that MGM Studios has made select titles available on the iTunes store, bringing total movie offerings through iTunes to over 500.^[15] MGM stated that it has the largest modern movie library in the world. Its catalog includes such classics as RoboCop, West Side Story, and Mad Max. is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... RoboCop is a 1987 science-fiction, action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... This article is about the musical. ... For other uses, see Mad Max (disambiguation). ...

On June 11, 2007, it was discovered that Apple was in talks with several Hollywood studios to make their new movies available as movie rentals on iTunes. Titles would be rented for US$2.99 and would expire after a set amount of days.^[16] is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

On August 29, 2007, a selection of TV shows became available in the UK online store at a price of £1.89 per episode, including Lost, Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives.^[17] is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... LOST redirects here. ... Ugly Betty is a Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ...

On December 16, 2007, a selection of TV shows were added to the iTunes store in Canada at a price of $1.99 per episode. is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

At the 2008 Macworld Conference & Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that the iTunes Store will offer over 1,000 movies for rental by the end of February. The iTunes movie catalog will include content from 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Renting a standard definition catalog title will cost $2.99, while new releases will cost $3.99. High definition titles will cost $1 more respectively. ^[18] Apple hasn't announced movies or TV episodes yet but they are expected to be available by Q2/Q3 2008. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... “WB” redirects here. ... Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, a fictitious business name of Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, Inc. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. ... Standard-definition television or SDTV refers to television systems that have a lower resolution than HDTV systems. ... Generally, high-definition refers to an increase in resolution or clarity such as in: High-definition television (HDTV), television formats that have a higher resolution than their contemporary counterparts High-definition video, which is used in HDTV broadcasting, as well as digital film and computer HD video file formats HDV...

iPod games

Main article: iPod games

On 12 September 2006, the iTunes Store began to offer additional games for purchase with the launch of iTunes 7, compatible with the iPod classic or iPod nano with video playback. Launch titles included: Bejeweled, Cubis, Mini Golf, Mahjong, Pac-Man, Tetris, Texas Hold 'Em, Vortex, and Zuma. The games cannot be played in iTunes. On 19 December 2006, iTunes released two more games for purchase: Sudoku and Royal Solitaire. On 27 February 2007 iTunes released Ms. Pac-Man. On 24 April 2007, Apple Inc also released iQuiz at a purchasing price of US$0.99 (UK£0.79). Additional 'Trivia Packs' can be added to iQuiz through the use of the iQuiz Maker software. On 22 May 2007, iTunes released a version of the Lost video game, based on the TV series of that name. Also, on 17 July 2007 The Sims Bowling was added. On July 29, EA released The Sims Pool, before Sony BMG's first game "Musika" on August 7, 2007. A game called Phase which is similar to Guitar Hero and made by Harmonix was added to the store on September 13, 2007. The game allows users to use their own songs in the game. The iPod is capable of playing many fun games. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The iPod classic is the flagship iPod digital audio player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... The iPod nano is a mid-range iPod portable media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc. ... Bejeweled is a popular puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. ... Eternite Miniature golf course Minigolf is a miniature version of the sport of golf. ... This article is about the four-player game of Chinese origin. ... Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution by Midway Games in 1979. ... Tetris (Russian: ) is a falling-blocks puzzle video game, released on a large spectrum of platforms. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ... Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the logic puzzle. ... This article is about the solitaire family of card games. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Ms. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... LOST redirects here. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Electronic Arts (EA) (NASDAQ: ERTS) is an American developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of computer and video games. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Phase is a music-themed iPod game created by Harmonix exclusively for the iPod click wheel interface. ... Harmonix is a game developer for the PlayStation 2. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Market share and milestones

Since its launch, the iTunes Store has crossed many milestones. In the first 18 hours, the store sold about 275,000 tracks and more than 1,000,000 in its first 5 days. When released for Windows in October 2003, iTunes was downloaded more than 1,000,000 times in the first 3 days, selling more than 1,000,000 songs in that period. On December 15, 2003 Apple announced that it had crossed 25 million songs sold. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2003. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In January 2004 at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced (Sellers, 2004) that an unnamed person had purchased $29,500 worth of music. On March 15, 2004, Apple announced that iTunes Music Store customers had purchased and downloaded 50 million songs from the iTunes Music Store. 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.^[19] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,[2] OBC[2] (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ...

On April 28, 2004, the iTunes Music Store marked its first anniversary with 70 million songs sold, clear dominance in the paid online music market and a slight profit.^[20] 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 released on August 10, 2004, the iTunes Music Store is the first store to have a catalog of more than one million songs.^[21] Also, the iTunes Music Store at that point maintained an over 70% market share of legal music downloads. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. ... Pepsi Cola is a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... A news release or press release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 1, 2004 the iTunes Music Store had surpassed 125 million songs sold.^[22] On October 14, 2004 the iTunes Music Store had surpassed 150 million songs sold.^[23] On December 16, 2004 the iTunes Music Store had surpassed 200 million songs sold. Ryan Alekman of Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA, bought the 200 millionth song, which was one of the tracks on U2's digital box set The Complete U2.^[24] On January 24, 2005 the iTunes Music Store sold a quarter of a billion songs worldwide.^[25] is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   Belchertown is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. ... The Complete U2 is a digital box set by U2, released exclusively online in the iTunes Music Store on November 23, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...

On March 2, 2005, the iTunes Music Store had surpassed 300 million songs sold.^[26] On May 10, 2005 Apple announced that it had sold over 400 million songs.^[27] On July 5, 2005 Apple announced a promotion counting down to half a billion songs sold.^[28] On July 18, 2005 Apple announced that it had sold 500 million songs. Amy Greer of Lafayette, Indiana, USA, bought the 500 millionth song, "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill.^[29] is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Tippecanoe Townships Fairfield, Wea Platted 1825 Incorporated 1853 Government  - Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - City 20. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Mississippi Girl is a 2005 song recorded by country music singer Faith Hill and the lead single from her album Fireflies. ... Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967), is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to fellow country singer Tim McGraw. ...

On October 31, 2005 Apple announced that iTunes Music Store customers had purchased and downloaded 1 million videos since the launch of video support on October 12, 2005.^[30] On December 6, 2005 Apple announced that iTunes Music Store customers had purchased and downloaded over 3 million videos.^[31] On January 10, 2006 Apple announced that the iTunes Music Store had sold 850 million songs and 8 million videos.^[32] is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 23, 2006 Apple announced that the iTunes Music Store had sold 1 billion songs and 15 million videos. The billionth song was “Speed of Sound” by Coldplay, purchased by Alex Ostrovsky of West Bloomfield, Michigan.^[33] On September 12, 2006 Steve Jobs announced in his "It's Showtime" keynote that Apple had 88% of the legal U.S. music download market, 1.5 billion songs downloaded, and 45 million videos sold. On January 10, 2007 Apple announced that the iTunes Store had sold more than 2 billion songs, 50 million television episodes, and over 1.3 million feature-length films.^[34] is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... West Bloomfield Township is a charter township and suburb of Detroit in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is known for its gracious homes on the water and its rolling hills. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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On January 15, 2008 Apple announced that the iTunes Store had sold more than 4 billion songs. is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 26, 2008 Apple announced that iTunes Store surpassed Best Buy to become the 2nd biggest music seller behind Wal-Mart. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Internationalization

Originally only Mac OS X users who had credit cards with a U.S. billing address could buy songs with the service, but Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, announced plans to support both Windows and non-American users. The Windows version of iTunes and support for the Windows platform from the 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 outside the U.S.: Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. ... Windows redirects here. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• On 15 June 2004, the iTunes Music Store was launched in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Songs were priced at €0.99 for France and Germany, and UK£0.79 for the United Kingdom. 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.^[37]
• On 26 October 2004 nine countries were added to the iTunes Music Store in a large EU store expansion: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. This extended availability to all countries that were then in the Eurozone except for the Republic of Ireland, where the iTMS became available on 6 January 2005. These countries also pay €0.99 for songs, and formerly shared catalogues. The Italian and Portuguese store have been localized (language-wise). Some of these stores also currently lack music videos (e.g. Portugal). The French, German, American, and British stores are localized for their respective countries and have different catalogs. On 3 December 2004 the British Office of Fair Trading referred the 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. The iTunes Store is not yet available in any of the countries that joined the Eurozone after the original launch of the store—Slovenia (2007), Cyprus (2008) or Malta (2008).
• The iTunes Music Store was launched in Canada on December 3, 2004; Canadian customers pay CAN$0.99 per song.
• On 10 May 2005, the iTunes Music Store "went live" for Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Denmark, after about two weeks of speculation about these countries (and Australia) receiving the store.
• Apple officially launched the iTunes Music Store in Japan on 4 August 2005, with 1 million songs available; 90% of songs are priced at JP¥150.^[38] In the next four days the store had sold one million songs – the pace faster than that of the U.S. store.^[39] In addition to a long delay, Apple failed to have one set price for singles. Pundits 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 would like to see higher prices for new songs. Such a structure has yet to materialize.
• The iTunes Music Store was launched in Australia on 25 October 2005. Individual songs are priced at AU$1.69 per track, album prices vary but are generally priced at AU$16.99. The recent release of video-capable iPods also saw the store launch with music videos and short films by Pixar available for AU$3.39 each, although TV episodes are not currently available. Stores in the Coles Group retail chain sell iTunes Music Cards in denominations of AU$20, AU$30, AU$50, AU$70, and AU$100. 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.^[40] Failed negotiations with the Sony BMG label (which had delayed the launch of the Australian iTMS significantly) meant that none of that label's artists were available at the time of launch. Sony music was later added starting on January 17, 2006.
• On November 1, 2006, the store started offering a range of Latino content including television shows and music.^[41]

• The iTunes Store (along with a local Apple Online Store) was officially launched in New Zealand on December 6, 2006, although New Zealand users had briefly been able to buy from the Australian store when it first opened until that loophole was closed. Individual songs are priced at NZ$1.8, music videos at NZ$3.6 and most albums at NZ$18.^[42]
• Many users from central and south Europe are still waiting for their version of iTunes.
• The newly developed iTunes Movie Rentals will be released outside the U.S. within a year.

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File format

Most songs are encoded using FairPlay-encrypted 128 kbit/s AAC streams in an mp4 wrapper, using the .m4p extension. AAC achieves better sound quality than the MP3 format when compared at the same bitrate. Image File history File links ITunes-aacp. ... Image File history File links ITunes-mpeg4p. ... FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology created by Apple Inc. ... Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. ... For other parts of the MPEG-4 standard, see MPEG-4. ...

While licenses to the AAC compression and the mp4 file format are readily available, Apple had not agreed to license its proprietary FairPlay encryption scheme to other hardware manufacturers until recently, so only Apple's iPod was able to play AAC files encrypted with Apple's FairPlay technology, apart from computers with iTunes or QuickTime installed. On September 7, 2005 Motorola and Apple announced the Motorola ROKR E1, which comes with built in iTunes software and can also play songs from the iTunes Store. About two months later the second cell phone with iTunes, the Motorola RAZR V3i, was announced. The Motorola SLVR L7, released in early 2006, became the second actual phone available on the commercial market to support songs encoded by iTunes or purchased on the iTunes Store. FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology created by Apple Inc. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motorola Inc. ... The Motorola ROKR[1] E1 is the first mobile phone to be integrated with Apple Computers iTunes music player. ... Motorola RAZR V3 (pronounced RA-zer, IPA://) is a thin clamshell mobile/cellular camera phone designed and manufactured by Motorola. ... The Motorola SLVR (pronounced sliver, IPA://) is the name for a series of candybar style mobile phones from Motorola. ...

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Digital rights management

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• Users can make a maximum of seven CD copies of any particular playlist containing songs purchased from the iTunes Store.
• Users can access their purchased songs on a maximum of five computers.
• Songs can only be played on a computer with iTunes or an iPod; other mp3 devices do not support FairPlay encoded tracks.

There are no restrictions on number of iPods to which a purchased song can be transferred nor the number of times any individual song can be burned to CD.

When Apple initially introduced FairPlay, songs purchased through iTunes had limits of three simultaneous machines and ten CD copies of a playlist. The adjustment to the current limits was implemented with the introduction of iTunes 4.5 in April of 2004, presumably as the result of re-negotiations Apple had with major labels.

Apple's DRM technology is not unbreakable. Various programs been written to remove the FairPlay wrapper and allow the AAC files to be used without technological restriction. More simply, a user can convert protected files to unprotected MP3 format by burning them to an audio CD, then ripping them back to iTunes. (Some audio quality is lost in this transcoding from one lossy format to another.) An alternative, though equally lossy, way of transcoding the files is to record the "Wave Out Mix" using an audio recording program (such as Audacity or Audio Hijack Pro) while playing the song on iTunes — and then encoding it to a format of the user's choice. In telecommunication, transcoding is the direct digital-to-digital conversion from one encoding scheme, such as voice LPC-10, to a different encoding scheme without returning the signals to analog form. ... A lossy data compression method is one where compressing a file and then decompressing it retrieves a file that may well be different to the original, but is close enough to be useful in some way. ... This article is about the audio software. ...

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• Apple has maintained tight control of its FairPlay encryption. Other online music stores cannot sell music files encoded with FairPlay, and competing devices from companies such as Creative Labs and iriver cannot play such files. This means that consumers who want to listen to songs downloaded from the iTunes Store must either have an iPod or convert the files to an open format.
• The iPod does not play files encoded in the Microsoft's WMA format or RealNetwork's Helix-protected format used by other online music stores. iPod owners who want to play music from other stores must circumvent the files' DRM.

In July 2004, RealNetworks debuted an application named Harmony, which converted files purchased from RealNetworks' RealRhapsody service into a FairPlay-compatible format that an iPod could play. In response, Apple accused RealNetworks of "adopting the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod."^[43] and released a firmware upgrade that rendered iPods incapable of playing such files. On January 3, 2005, an iTunes online music store customer sued Apple, alleging the company broke U.S. antitrust laws by freezing out competitors.^[44] Creative Technology Ltd. ... Current iriver logo iriver (formerly iRiver) is a brand and division of ReignCom, manufacturer of digital audio players and other portable products. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology created by Apple Inc. ... Rhapsody is an online music service run by RealNetworks. ... A microcontroller, like this PIC18F8720 is controlled by firmware stored inside on FLASH memory In computing, firmware is a computer program that is embedded in a hardware device, for example a microcontroller. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

In 2006, a controversy erupted about a French draft law aimed at reinforcing the protection of works of art against "piracy", or illegal copying; some clauses of the law could possibly be used to request Apple to provide information about its FairPlay system to manufacturers of competing players. Apple and associated lobbying groups protested the draft law, going as far as to suggest that it condoned "state-sponsored piracy." Some U.S. commentators claimed that the law was a protectionistic measure against the iPod. Coat of Arms of the French Republic DADVSI is the abbreviation of the French language Loi sur le droit dauteur et les droits voisins dans la société de linformation (in English: law on authors rights and related rights in the information society). It is a bill...

Movement against the use of DRM

On February 6, 2007, Steve Jobs called on the Big Four record labels to allow their music to be sold DRM-free.^[45] On April 2, 2007, Apple and the record label EMI announced that the iTunes Store would begin offering, as an additional purchasing option, tracks from EMI's catalog encoded as 256 kbit/s AAC without FairPlay or any other DRM.^[46] is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The world music market, or global music market consists of record companies, labels and publishers that distribute recorded music products internationally and that often control the rights to those products. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... This is a list of labels under the EMI banner. ...

On May 29, 2007, Apple released version 7.2 of its iTunes software, allowing users to purchase DRM-free music and music videos from participating labels. These new files, available through the iTunes Store, have been called iTunes Plus music by Apple.^[46] is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In October 2007, iTunes Plus ceased to be a purchasing option. It instead became mandatory for all iTunes Plus licensed content. In addition, the price of iTunes Plus reverted to the DRM price. October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ...

Almost immediately, reports began circulating that DRM-free songs and music videos sold by the iTunes Store contained identifying information about the customer, embedded as ID3 tags of the purchasing account's full name and e-mail address (as they had been ever since the iTunes Store first opened). Some people fear this data could be used to identify the owner of the tracks if they turn up on file-sharing sites.^[47] In the past, the RIAA has sued people for file sharing music.^[48] The identifying information can be removed by burning to disc and then ripping back into iTunes (either as AAC or MP3)—though this degrades the sound quality of the original—, or simply by using any MPEG-4 tag editor.^[49] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The RIAA Logo. ...

Promotions

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. In the United States, Super Sunday generally refers to the Sunday of the National Football Leagues championship game, the Super Bowl. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pepsi Cola is a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The iPod mini is a smaller version of Apple Inc. ...

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 the iTunes Music Store. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ... The PowerBook was a line of Macintosh laptop computers that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. ...

Ten days later, on July 11, Apple announced that 100 million songs had been sold through the 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. is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Joseph Burton, better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American artist and producer. ... Zero 7 is a Grammy nominated downtempo styled musical duo comprising Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the United Kingdom. ... Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ... Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. ... iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple and launched in October 2001. ...

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 oz. 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 the iTunes Music Store application. Coca-Cola did this in spite of having its own music store, myCokeMusic.com, that competed with the iTunes Music Store in Europe. myCokeMusic.com ceased business on July 31, 2006.^[50] The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... For other uses, see 7-Eleven (disambiguation). ... Two large Slurpees in a car cup holder. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 the iTunes Music Store. The 500 millionth song, purchased by Amy Greer of Lafayette, Indiana, was "Mississippi Girl" by Faith Hill. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The iPod mini is a smaller version of Apple Inc. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Tippecanoe Townships Fairfield, Wea Platted 1825 Incorporated 1853 Government  - Mayor Tony Roswarski Area  - City 20. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967), is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to fellow country singer Tim McGraw. ...

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.^[51] From August 8 to August 31, 2005, each customer who tried on any pair of Gap jeans could receive a free download for a song of their choice from the iTunes Music Store. is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the clothing retailer. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 inch 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. is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Bloomfield Township is a charter township and suburb of Detroit in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is known for its gracious homes on the water and its rolling hills. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Speed of Sound is the first single from British rock band Coldplays third album, X&Y. It made its radio premiere on BBC Radio 1 with Steve Lamacq on the evening of Monday, 18 April 2005; the track is currently available for download on the bands official site... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... X&Y is the third album by English rock band Coldplay, released in England on 6 June 2005 and in North America on June 7. ...

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.^[52] 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 U.S. music store. is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, CA Facebook is a social networking website, that was launched on February 4, 2004. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other platforms

Although iTunes is only supported on Mac OS X and Windows operating systems and devices, users of other platforms have been able to buy music from the iTunes Store by a variety of methods. iTunes is known to run passably well using the Wine compatibility layer, but this method only works with x86 PCs.^[53] There have been alternative programs developed to access the iTunes Store, including SharpMusique. Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... 1. ... Wine is a software application which aims to allow Unix-like computer operating systems on the x86 architecture to execute programs that were originally written for Microsoft Windows. ... Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood version), one example out of a huge number of x86 implementations from Intel, AMD, and others. ... PyMusique under Microsoft Windows SharpMusique was a rewrite in C# of PyMusique, which was an iTunes Music Store client written in Python by Travis Watkins, Cody Brocious, and Jon Lech Johansen ostensibly for the purpose of allowing downloads from the iTunes Music Store on Linux. ...

Legal disputes

Apple Records

For three years, The Beatles' record company Apple Records was 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 completely remaster 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 has been set as of yet.^[54] 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.^[55] 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 the iTunes Music Store catalog in the near future.^[56] On February 5, 2007, Apple Corps and Apple Inc. announced they had reached a settlement in their legal dispute.^[57] In a related development, Apple announced on August 14, 2007 that the entire solo catalog of John Lennon would be available on iTunes.^[58] The solo catalogs of the other three Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, are also available on iTunes. While The Beatles' official catalog is not yet available, their songs made by different artists (Studio 99, The Beat-less, etc.) are available. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Between 1978 and 2006 there have been a number of legal disputes between Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and the computer manufacturer Apple Computer (now Apple Inc. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Lovely Rita is a song by the Beatles off of the album Sgt. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

The Consumer Council of Norway EULA challenge

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.^[59] The iTunes case is based upon an official complaint filed by The Consumer Council of Norway on January 25, 2006. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Canadian television series, see Ombudsman (TV series). ... A software license is a type of proprietary or gratiuitious license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user. ... Bjørn Erik Thon (born 6 February 1964) is a Norwegian jurist and ombudsman. ... The Consumer Council of Norway is an independent organisation representing the interests of consumers. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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.
• The 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. (This is standard practice in many EULAs.)
• 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 consumers computer due to software errors even though responsibility cannot be waived in Scandinavian Law. (Again, this is standard practice in many EULAs.)

Apple responded July 31, 2006.^[60] Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 22, 2007, German and French consumer groups joined forces with Norway and Finland.^[61][62] Their goal is to create a united European front against iTunes (Germany and France has each had their own negotiation process with iTunes). According to the press statement iTunes is in favor of this. The key points in the negotiations were: is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

• Interoperability - the consumer should have the right and ability to play his music on any device of his 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.

Content disputes

Universal Music Group

On July 1, 2007, it was reported^[63] that Universal (currently the world's biggest music corporation) would not renew its annual contract to sell music through iTunes. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ...

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 MP3 and the newly-created gBox. While these tracks continue to be available through the iTunes Store, Universal chose to license these songs in DRM-free formats only through other services.^[64] is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ... gBox is an online music store run by a Cupertino, California-based startup called gBox, Inc. ...

NBC Universal TV series

On August 31, 2007, Apple announced that programs on NBC's 2007-08 television schedule would not be available on iTunes.^[65] NBC had informed Apple the previous day that it would not be renewing its contract.^[66] 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 and Monk. NBC programs produced by other studios, such as Chuck (Warner Bros.) and Journeyman (20th Century Fox), remain available on iTunes.^[67] is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the television network. ... NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... Universal Media Studios (UMS), formerly NBC Universal Television Studio, is the TV production arm of the NBC Universal Television Group. ... House, also known as House, M.D., is an American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ... Monk is a U.S. television show about the private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). ... Chuck is an American science-fiction television program created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. ... Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Journeyman (disambiguation). ... 20th Century Fox Television is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of News Corporation. ...

Apple has publicly asserted that NBC would only renew their contract if Apple agreed to a price increase of $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.^[68] NBC claims that they never asked to double the wholesale price and insisted that their shows would be sold by the iTunes Store through early December.^[69] As of September 17, 2007, other networks who sell their shows via iTunes have not followed suit, as some predicted would happen.^{[citation needed]} On December 1, 2007 NBC shows were pulled from ITunes. is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

See also

• Category:Online music stores - A list of the iTunes Store's competitors
• Live from London (iTunes)
• Hymn - software to remove FairPlay copy-protection from iTunes Store files
• Microsoft PlaysForSure - marketing certification scheme to promote Microsoft's WMA music format
• Apple TV - Set top device that plays media from iTunes on an enhanced definition or high definition television
• Digital booklet - Liner notes included in selected online purchases supplied in PDF
• Mac m4P converter

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