[AlisdairO]

You can re-download stuff other than apps, but you have to contact apple. It's an open secret that they'll modify your account to let you re-download.

[masklinn]

Ah yeah, forgot to point that out, but in any case it's a pretty sucky experience. There isn't a big button saying "re-download EVERYTHING" and boom everything you ever bought on iTunes gets requeued.

[AlisdairO]

Yeah, it's true, it is a really crap user experience. Considering the miniscule cost of downloading a song, it really ought to be free to re-download.