Apple has its music service iTunes Match made suitable for use in the Netherlands. The service makes it possible for music that the user already owns on the Apple servers and make it available to iOS devices to stream.
Although the Apple site only Belgian users names appear to be Dutch now also have a subscription to be able to take. In Belgium, went iTunes Match is already live, but in the Netherlands was still the permission of Buma Stemra is needed. Who gave recently that an agreement was reached.
With iTunes Match on the computer of the user is searched for music, and a copy of each song will be available on the servers of Apple. Then the songs to any connected iOS device streamed. For the music tracks do not need to be paid, but it is necessary to have a subscription. The Dutch price is 24,99 euro per year. In the United States, there should be 25 dollars per year be paid.
The service has received criticism because, in addition to iTunes purchases is also possible to take music without permission of the copyright holders has been obtained on the Apple servers. When the Dutch release turned out to be the terms and conditions of the service to be adapted, as noted iPhoneclub. Apple claims that iTunes Match only for lawfully acquired content may be used. The change now seems also to have been made in the terms and conditions for other countries. It is unclear whether Apple is actually going to investigate or scanned content is legally obtained.
