MacWorld Paris -- good time for iTunes to go international?
Paris seems like the ideal venue to announce the iTunes Music Store going international. Any chance Apple could have all of the legal issues hammered out that soon?
It would be great to announce iTunes for Windows at the same time too. Of course, announcing iTunes for Windows, but only for the US, wouldn't be the ideal announcement for Paris.
It would be great to announce iTunes for Windows at the same time too. Of course, announcing iTunes for Windows, but only for the US, wouldn't be the ideal announcement for Paris.
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Originally posted by shetline
Paris seems like the ideal venue to announce the iTunes Music Store going international. Any chance Apple could have all of the legal issues hammered out that soon?
It would be great to announce iTunes for Windows at the same time too. Of course, announcing iTunes for Windows, but only for the US, wouldn't be the ideal announcement for Paris.
I was thinking the same thing, perhaps show of Panther a little more, then debut of iTMS PC. Didn't really think about the whole US centric thing. So I would say no.
How about... 'Foreign legal hurdles'
Unfortunately, I think many countries will never get access to the iTMS. There are just too many special-case licensing issues that, at some point, make legal console prohibitively expensive for a given market size.
Originally posted by dfiler
Heheh... 'US centric'
How about... 'Foreign legal hurdles'
Unfortunately, I think many countries will never get access to the iTMS. There are just too many special-case licensing issues that, at some point, make legal console prohibitively expensive for a given market size.
I prefer centric because it could be any number of reasons and doesn't limit me in future interpretation of my reply. Centric doesn't just mean Apple prioritizes the US but is located in so the US is the center or central point of operations. US should get everything first if it's not at the same time.
The legal jungle there is in europe is so thick, that if ANYTHING, we may see a country by country approach. I would be AMAZED if Apple managed to get a pan-european agreement for music sold through iTunes.
Originally posted by ZO
somehow, I doubt it.
The legal jungle there is in europe is so thick, that if ANYTHING, we may see a country by country approach. I would be AMAZED if Apple managed to get a pan-european agreement for music sold through iTunes.
Wouldn't the EU help cut through some of this mess for all member countries collectively? Certainly that leaves several European countries out, but it would be nice for Apple if the EU can be a package deal.
Originally posted by shetline
Wouldn't the EU help cut through some of this mess for all member countries collectively? Certainly that leaves several European countries out, but it would be nice for Apple if the EU can be a package deal.
The EU doesn't handle music contracts - record companies do, and they usually have a branch in every country handling country specific record deals.
Most European musicians don't have a pan European record deal and their music is only published in a few countries.
Who knows.
The music industry is like little feifdoms and in the hands of few and they all want to protect it as uch as possible.