My son received an ipod for Christmas, along with an itunes gift card. When attempting to open an account, we were surprised to see that a credit card was required. My son is a minor and not permitted by law to have a credit card. He planned on purchasing gift cards to buy music and videos on itunes. He now owns a $25 gift card which he is unable to redeem.

I would like to know why a credit card is required in order to open an itunes account, and how people without credit cards are supposed to redeem gift cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.