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Nationwide to insure music on your iPod

by Dave Caolo Sep 11th 2006 at 10:30AM

Like many of you, I'm sure, I've got a lot of music in my iTunes library and on my iPod. To lose it all would certainly be a bummer for me. A hard drive failure is one thing, but theft of my iPod and/or computer is another. This is where Nationwide Insurance is looking to step in.

While it's been easy to list things like records, CDs, tapes and even iPods themselves lost to theft on an insurance claim, the same hasn't been true of your digital purchases. Now, Nationwide is going to offer coverage for your iPod as well as the "...intangible assets" that live on its hard drive (or flash, as it were). From the article:

"Nationwide's cover is for any download - ringtones, games, films or music - wherever it is held, be that a phone, PC, laptop or music player. The important point is that the owner will have to prove they have paid for the download."

Proving that you made the purchase via iTunes may be difficult, unless you've been saving those receipt emails all along. Still, it's nice to see a company recognizing the value of those "intangible assets."

[Via MacDailyNews]

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Jason

I use the Purchased playlist.

September 11 2006 at 1:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matthew

I wonder, too, if one couldn't just print out a copy of the playlist "Purchased" as proof. Of course, I may be the only one who likes to use that playlist.

September 11 2006 at 12:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brian

i wonder... if you lose your ipod, but still have the computer it was purchased on.. you should still have the files..

September 11 2006 at 11:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hamster_ruso

In iTunes, when you are in music store you can click at your acount name (at right-top), put your password and select "view account". It will display all your info, and you can see an historial with all the items you have pruchased.

September 11 2006 at 11:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris Harrison

All of your past purchases are stored in iTMS so it wouldn't be hard to recover your purchase history. Simply click on Music Store in the left pane, look for Account in the upper right of the pane. (If you are logged in already it'll have your account id up there.) When you log in, you'll have access to your past puchase history.

September 11 2006 at 11:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chuck

You can check your purchase history just by going to your account information page in the iTunes music store. Dates, prices, order number is all listed.

September 11 2006 at 10:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fred

Couldn't you get the receipts from Apple? don't they keep an history of all your purchases on the iTMS?

September 11 2006 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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