buy a song from another country's itunes

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buy a song from another country's itunes

I'm an American currently in Australia and I would like to buy a song that is not offered in the US itunes store but is for the Australian itunes store. I am trying to download it but itunes says it is unavailable to me. I am in Australia, so why can't I buy it from the Australian store? What can I do to fix this?

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Posted on Jan 20, 2011 12:40 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 20, 2011 12:50 AM in response to inuse217

You need an Australian credit card to be able to make purchases in the Australian Store, as well as physically being in the coutnry.

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varjak paw

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Jan 20, 2011 8:27 AM in response to inuse217

An iTunes prepaid card sold in Australia, or a gift certificate or gift of the song from someone with an Australian iTunes Store account will also work. With any of those, you can open an account in the Australian iTunes Store and obtain content.

Regards.

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sicjoy

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Jan 21, 2011 5:25 AM in response to varjak paw

So is this to say that I cannot purchase an album from the Australia iTunes store while I am in the US and us the US iTunes store regularly? Thanks for any advice in advance.

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varjak paw

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Jan 21, 2011 6:39 AM in response to sicjoy

sicjoy wrote:
So is this to say that I cannot purchase an album from the Australia iTunes store while I am in the US and us the US iTunes store regularly?

That is correct. By demand of the owners of the distribution rights for each country, the terms of use for the iTunes Store prohibit you from using any country's Store from outside of that country.

Regards.

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sicjoy

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Jan 21, 2011 8:33 AM in response to varjak paw

Thanks Dave. Where can one request that an album be carried in iTunes?

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roaminggnome

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Jan 21, 2011 8:45 AM in response to sicjoy

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunes.html

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sicjoy

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Jan 21, 2011 8:45 AM in response to roaminggnome

Thanks so much!

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inuse217 Author

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Jan 22, 2011 10:09 PM in response to inuse217

I only want one song so if I were to buy an itunes gift card here in Australia, when I return to the US I wouldn't be able to use it in the US itunes store?

Thanks!

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sicjoy

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Jan 23, 2011 8:01 AM in response to inuse217

If I understand correctly, no you would not be able to purchase a song in the US with an Australian iTunes gift card since it was issued outside the US..., but I may be wrong. Hopefully someone else can give you a definite answer.

S

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varjak paw

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Jan 24, 2011 6:57 AM in response to inuse217

inuse217 wrote:
I only want one song so if I were to buy an itunes gift card here in Australia, when I return to the US I wouldn't be able to use it in the US itunes store?

Correct. Your credit balance would not be transferrable to another country's iTunes Store, and you would not (by the terms of use) be able to continue to use the Australian iTunes Store. So it's probably not practical for a single song. Either get someone with an Australian iTunes Store account to gift you the song, or pick it up on CD (which is expensive for a single song, but less expensive than buying an entire gift card for just one track).

Regards.

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Answer 11

Jul 25, 2012 9:47 AM in response to varjak paw

Well, it's not just the songs. It's also the books. How come that I can order German e-books from Amazon, but not through iTunes? That doesn't make sense!

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megatop

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Aug 7, 2012 10:54 AM in response to inuse217

If i can help but gifting you the song i'm happy to do it.

It's only 1 song, it won't break the bank:)

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varjak paw

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Aug 7, 2012 11:32 AM in response to megatop

Did you happen to notice the date on the post to which you replied? I doubt that a year and a half later that it's still an issue.

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May 2, 2014 7:23 PM in response to megatop

Would you help me purchase 1 song?

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dmauas

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Sep 15, 2014 1:45 AM in response to varjak paw

This is wrong. It just means I'm gonna go find a torrent and download the music which I am willing to pay for, simply since I cannot buy it online.

Too bad for the bands.

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