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[mcmyers]

Sorry.

 

[M0T0XGUY]

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Originally Posted by mcmyers /img/forum/go_quote.gif So I just purchased an imod, and I'm planning on putting my stock 5g ipod on ebay. It occurred to me that it might fetch a slightly higher price if I say that it has more than 30g of high bitrate music loaded onto it, but I don't know if this is legally questionable. I assume that if I stated the specific music on the ipod that this would cross a line. But what if I just said that it has music from a wide variety of genres, and I didn't specify any artists or titles? Would that still be a problem? Just wondering if any head-fiers have any knowledge of this. I'd like to get a good price, but I don't want to do anything wrong (or get in trouble with ebay authorities).

Either way, it doesn't matter. Once you put music on your iPod from one computer, iTunes automatically links your library to your specific iPod. You can only load music on your player from computers that are authorized with the same account. So the guy you're selling it to will be able to enjoy the music currently on the player, but as soon as he wants to add new music he'll have to delete all the songs. Unless, of course, you want to give the guy your iTunes Music Store account name and password, in which case he can authorize his computer and download new songs to the iPod.

I don't think it's illegal, unless you say something like "Buy It Now unloaded for 250, or I can put songs on for 300," in which case you'd be making a profit off the music you bought. (and if you used Limewire for your songs, even more illegal).

 

[toric334]

Seen a few iPods on eBay with music on them. Technicaly I guess its illegial, and these auctions are never cancelled. But then if you live in the land of the RIAA then they might send the boys round.