iTunes US gift card redemption in Canada

You can't use it in the Canadian iTunes Store. It can only be redeemed in the U.S. iTunes Store. Further, you can only have an account at the U.S. iTunes Store if you have a valid U.S. billing address. You may wish to return the gift card to your U.S. relatives. Sorry.

Is this true for all iTunes cards - they can only be used in the country in which they were bought? If that is so, how ridiculous. I had sent my brother in Ireland a $50 card for his birthday last year. He did not say anything about it not working. Now, I understand why. Is there a workaround? Does one's iTunes account have to be registered in the U.S.? Can someone, say in Ireland, just use a U.S. address of a relative?
Geraldine

they can only be used in the country in which they were bought?

Correct.

Is there a workaround?

No.

Does one's iTunes account have to be registered in the U.S.?

Yes.

Can someone, say in Ireland, just use a U.S. address of a relative?

No. That would be a violation of the terms of the iTunes Store.

It's unfortunate, but the content owners do not allow cross-border sales, so all legal download stores carrying major-label content and/or TV shows and movies are required to enforce the restrictions by accepting only credit cards and gift cards issued in the country's store.

Thanks, Dave.
Geraldine