The agreement states that purchased content may be removed from Apple's Services at any time if Apple loses the right from a content provider to make it available, after which it cannot be redownloaded or accessed through Apple. Apple encourages users to download and back up purchased content locally.
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This provision establishes that a content purchase does not guarantee permanent access or redownload availability, as Apple may remove content that it no longer has rights to distribute. Users who rely on cloud-based access to purchased content without local backups may lose access to that content under these terms.
Under this clause, the agreement discloses that purchased content may become permanently unavailable for download or access from Apple if content provider rights are withdrawn, regardless of prior purchase. The agreement recommends downloading purchased content to a local device and backing it up to preserve access.
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Compare across platforms →"Content may not be available for Redownload if that Content is no longer offered on our Services. Content also may be removed from our Services at any time (for instance, because Apple loses its right from the Content provider to make it available), after which it cannot be downloaded, redownloaded, or otherwise accessed from Apple. We encourage you to back up your Content regularly. Purchased Content will generally remain available for you to download, redownload, or otherwise access from Apple. Though it is unlikely, subsequent to your purchase, Content may be removed from the Services and become unavailable for further download or access from Apple (for instance, because Apple loses its right from the Content provider to make it available).Excerpt from Apple Pay's Apple Media Services Terms
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This provision establishes that a content purchase does not guarantee permanent access or redownload availability, as Apple may remove content that it no longer has rights to distribute. Users who rely on cloud-based access to purchased content without local backups may lose access to that content under these terms.
Under this clause, the agreement discloses that purchased content may become permanently unavailable for download or access from Apple if content provider rights are withdrawn, regardless of prior purchase. The agreement recommends downloading purchased content to a local device and backing it up to preserve access.
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