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So I'm scanning iTunes the other day and I come across "The Firm" (80's supergroup collaboration between Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page) and I notice the album's only offered as a "Partial". That is, not all the tracks are available for purchase. I read some pissed off user comments aimed at Apple for this practice. Apparently, it's pretty common place.

Does anyone know why they do this? Is it a licensing thing?

STORY_TELLER wrote:So I'm scanning iTunes the other day and I come across "The Firm" (80's supergroup collaboration between Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page) and I notice the album's only offered as a "Partial". That is, not all the tracks are available for purchase. I read some pissed off user comments aimed at Apple for this practice. Apparently, it's pretty common place.

Does anyone know why they do this? Is it a licensing thing?

Yup. Licensing would be it. Record companies are major idiots. No wonder sales are down.

Ed