# iTunes Shared Music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720 "2007-09-01T12:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/1 "2007-09-01T12:08:19Z")
I was reading an old thread and someone mentioned the Shared Library on iTunes, where you can listen to other people’s collections. That seemed interesting, but I can’t find it on the iTunes store. Where is it? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/2 "2007-09-01T12:20:09Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Socks] I was reading an old thread and someone mentioned the Shared Library on iTunes, where you can listen to other people’s collections. That seemed interesting, but I can’t find it on the iTunes store. Where is it? [/QUOTE] I believe you can only see other shared libraries on your LAN. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/3 "2007-09-01T12:29:30Z")
What’s LAN? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/4 "2007-09-01T13:57:57Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Socks] What’s LAN? [/QUOTE] Your Local Area Network. That’s the way iTunes sharing is supposed to work, but I’ve seen iTunes libraries shared on Cox cable from many miles away. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/5 "2007-09-01T14:02:40Z")
Assuming I have it, how do I get to the Shared Libraries? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/6 "2007-09-01T14:47:52Z")
Ok, preferences: sharing, to share within our home network. Easy easy. Also, you used to be able to streaming-share any library-- even off your LAN–if you had permission and the IP address, but they broke that after Itunes 6 or so. It was glorious and made people happy and when they disabled it there was much gnashing of teeth. There _might just be_ ways around it, but a person would have to know about Google. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-shared-music/417720/7 "2007-09-03T04:17:57Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Socks] Assuming I have it, how do I get to the Shared Libraries? [/QUOTE] The various exported shared music will show up on the left menu box. People have to export their music library, they pick a name, and it shows up for everyone on the LAN. If you are at home, you’re not likely to see anyone unless your family members are online and exporting.