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From: Wayne C. Morris on 16 Jan 2008 19:31
In article <ossso3tk3pa4slfqmr9funbgfanparporl(a)4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:00:10 GMT, "Wayne C. Morris"
> <wayne.morris(a)this.is.invalid> wrote:
>
> >> My son wants to subscribe to podcasts - but he does not want to give a
> >> charge card to anybody on the net.
> >>
> >> So he doesn't subscribe.
> >
> >Some podcasts are free.
>
> Correct - but can they be subscribed to from within iTunes without
> being registered?

Yes. I have never registered for an iTunes Store account, nor a .Mac
account; if I click on the shopping cart in iTunes, I'm prompted to
create an account. I have successfully subscribed to and downloaded
free podcasts in iTunes. I'm listening to one right now.
From: Madwen on 17 Jan 2008 12:03
In article
<wayne.morris-90DBAB.15000816012008(a)shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>,
"Wayne C. Morris" <wayne.morris(a)this.is.invalid> wrote:

> In article <br7so3tr86tp5eeao563nf2g4pc7k0ahks(a)4ax.com>,
> Howard Brazee <howard(a)brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > My son wants to subscribe to podcasts - but he does not want to give a
> > charge card to anybody on the net.
> >
> > So he doesn't subscribe.
>
> Some podcasts are free.

Most are free but not all.
From: ""lewis on 17 Jan 2008 12:04
On 15-Jan-08 15:10, in article
0001HW.C3B26F5A000208DFB01AD9AF(a)news.sf.sbcglobal.net, "Usual Suspect"
<reply(a)thegroup.net> wrote:

> I have no account at iTunes store. I do not want to buy anything there, and
> don't expect I will in the foreseeable future.
>
> Is there any way to get the free content offered there? I click on, for
> example, a "Get Episode" link and it tells me to enter my Apple ID. Well when
> I do, it says that I have no iTunes account (duh).
>
> Am I forever verboten from any and all iTunes store free content?

If you want the free content then you have to have an iTunes account. This
is because the free content is free TO YOU, and not free for your to
distribute, so it has the DRM/Fairplay on it.


From: Wayne C. Morris on 17 Jan 2008 18:59
In article <C3B4D8C2.A308%gkreme(a)gmail.com>,
"\"lewis(a)Gmail\"" <gkreme(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On 15-Jan-08 15:10, in article
> 0001HW.C3B26F5A000208DFB01AD9AF(a)news.sf.sbcglobal.net, "Usual Suspect"
> <reply(a)thegroup.net> wrote:
>
> > I have no account at iTunes store. I do not want to buy anything there, and
> > don't expect I will in the foreseeable future.
> >
> > Is there any way to get the free content offered there? I click on, for
> > example, a "Get Episode" link and it tells me to enter my Apple ID. Well
> > when
> > I do, it says that I have no iTunes account (duh).
> >
> > Am I forever verboten from any and all iTunes store free content?
>
> If you want the free content then you have to have an iTunes account. This
> is because the free content is free TO YOU, and not free for your to
> distribute, so it has the DRM/Fairplay on it.

It depends on what the free item is. Some free content requires an
account, some doesn't. I've downloaded a few podcasts and videos
without an account, but there are other free items that it won't let me
have unless I get an account.
From: Mr. Uh Clem on 19 Jan 2008 21:32
Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:00:10 GMT, "Wayne C. Morris"
> <wayne.morris(a)this.is.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> My son wants to subscribe to podcasts - but he does not want to give a
>>> charge card to anybody on the net.
>>>
>>> So he doesn't subscribe.
>> Some podcasts are free.
>
> Correct - but can they be subscribed to from within iTunes without
> being registered?

Yes, I don't have an iTunes account and am subscribed to several free
podcasts. In the case of many podcasts, the podcaster hosts their
podcast feed on a server they provision. The iTunes store functions
as a directory. Once you subscribe, your iTunes client takes care of
tracking new episodes and downloading them from the podcaster's
hosting. The content is never actually on Apple servers.

--
Clem
"If you push something hard enough, it will fall over."
- Fudd's first law of opposition
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