iTunes music store previews unavailable in some countries (#2): Workaround

Yesterday we noted that a number of readers that the iTunes Music Store is no longer available for browsing in some countries that are awaiting the ability to purchase music from the store.

Several readers have since confirmed the issue.

Gilbert Breen writes "I, too, am experiencing the same issue. I am a US student studying in Chile this semester. Up until last week I was able to browse and purchase music since my credit card has my US address.

"Once I noticed the behavior, I emailed Apple and was told, at first, to make sure I upgrade to version 4.7 of iTunes. I responded that I had already done so. Apple then responded that this is expected behavior of iTunes 4.7. iTMS logs your IP address and if it is not in one of the countries where there is an established iTMS, your access is denied. You can no longer even browse unless you are physically in a country with an established iTMS."

The issue can be worked around by accessing the iTunes Music store via clicking on a song link to the music store from the Library or a playlist, though it is now no longer possible to access the music store directly in some countries.

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