I’m in full support of the idea that the license should be transferable, but what can Apple do if their ability to sell music is contingent on conforming to the record company’s policies?

I know you want to find reasons to hate Apple, but do you really believe, given what you know about record companies, that they want to allow license transfers, but for big bad Apple standing in their way?

I like Apple products for the most part, but refuse to buy online music from them or anyone else. I encourage others who think that online music purchases are a bad value to keep buying CDs instead. The sound quality is better, and you can do what you want with them.