My son got an iTunes gift card and is trying to buy some songs. He calls me up asking why he is unable to buy certain songs...specifically, songs that are labeled "explicit" even if the song has no explicit content. Apparently, if an album is labeled "explicit" that means that all the songs on the album are considered "explicit," and it sounds like it grays the album out so he can't see it (??). So he can't even buy a single song from an explicit album (I guess even "the 'H' word" as he puts it must make a song fall into the "explicit" category even if it isn't).
Couple things to keep in mind:
1. I, along with maybe a handful of other people on the planet, have never shopped the iTunes store.
2. I never set anything up in iTunes, that I'm aware of, that would block explicit content...how does it know he is not old enough to buy "explicit" music? Did he enter his personal info when he shopped iTunes?
I'll try and help him once I get home (and see what music he's trying to d/l). But beforehand, does anyone have any idea what he's talking about...not being able to buy a song(s)?
And another thing...why is it that iTunes will charge maybe .50 cents more for the "clean" version of a song and a few dollars more for the "clean" version of an album? Why not just one price for either one? Do they (Apple) figure people will be more likely to spend more just to have a clean version, or do they (Apple) just encourage people (and kids) to save money and just get the crappy, explicit, version, even if the "explicit version just has "the 'h' word in it?" Either way, it sounds like a scam to pedal ****** music. (you'll have to pay me extra to know what "explicit" word I replaced with asteriks)