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I have a question concerning the availability of songs based on region?.

A while back I downloaded some nostalgic music and recently, even though I can still see the artist, album and songs, instead of playing through my speakers I receive a notification stating my music selection is not available in my region. Needless to say, it’s quite a disappointment to say nothing of my sorrow. Hyperboles aside, I’m really just curious what the reasonings behind that actually are.


iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 2, 2020 1:43 AM

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Posted on Jul 2, 2020 5:26 AM

I’m really just curious what the reasonings behind that actually are.

Artist or management whims. They control where music is licensed.

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I have a question concerning the availability of songs based on region?.

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