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| Subject: And still the idiots: Apple censors explicit music on iTunes Match Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:36 am | |
| Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service — by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs.
According to a report in Cult of Mac — confirmed in tests by Mashable — songs uploaded to the service with explicit lyrics are automatically replaced by the clean version of the song.
Launched after much fanfare (and a little delay) last November, iTunes Match is an optional service that costs $34.99 a year. It matches songs in your iTunes library with high-quality versions on Apple’s servers, and lets you play and download your choice of those songs to your iPhone, iPod or iPad — no cable or wi-fi connection required.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mp3s/apple-censors-explicit-music-on-itunes-match-20120203-1qws1.html#ixzz1lOOZMfnh
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