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helaina16
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Paid For Song "no longer available"?

I bought Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park Suite" in March and now I get a dopey "not available in your area" mssg when I try to play it. REFUND MY MONEY!!!!

Posted on Sep 29, 2026 4:54 PM

2 replies

Mac Jim ID
User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)

Sep 29, 2026 5:07 PM in response to helaina16

You are not speaking to Apple here and none of us can REFUND YOUR MONEY. Apple does recommend you download purchased content for it to always be available, since the rights holder of the content can remove Apples ability for the content to remain on their servers. I have not seen where that was refundable when it was removed from Apple's servers, it would still be playable on your device if it had beed downloaded like recommended.


  • Content you purchase from Apple will generally remain available for you to redownload or otherwise access from Apple. Though it is unlikely, content might be removed from Apple Media Services and become unavailable for further download or access (for instance, because Apple loses its right from the content provider to make it available). To ensure your ability to continue enjoying your movies, TV shows, music, books, and ringtones, download all purchased content to a compatible device in your possession.

About purchasing movies, TV shows, music, books, and ringtones from Apple - Apple Support


ckuan
User level: Level 10 (122,944 points)

Sep 29, 2026 5:03 PM in response to helaina16

Apple is not your music library in the cloud.

When you bought the Suite in March, you should download it and save it locally.


Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256367546