Dejaliyah wrote:
and then you lose access to all the stuff they purchased on their account EVEN IF YOU'RE THE ONE WHO PAID FOR IT.
Apple really needs to come up with a new solution and let people pay for their own sh*t and still be able to share it.
The purchases made by the Family member's are owned by that Family Member's Apple account, correct.
And, I have already explained a very simple way for you to work with those grownups, and set it up so they pay for their own purchases. For that particular group, the point is to share as much music between you as possible.
You need to try using Family Sharing for the purpose it was intended - for families (particularly families with younger kids) to be able to share purchases with eachother, have control over what the children purchased, have the ability to create a Family Calendar and Family Photo Album, and keep track of eachother via the Find My Friends app.
If your one criteria was to be able to share your music with a bunch of friends, but have them in no other way related to you, then, sorry, but you picked the wrong service for what you want to do.
Why not all subscribe to Apple Music? Then you can all have your own accounts, and share as much stuff between you as you want (and no, I don't mean Apple Music under Family Sharing).
Cheers,
GB