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May 13, 2006
Will French Deliver Coup de Gr ce to iTunes
Political voyeurs are watching French lawmakers to see if changes to the country's copyright law could affect the way Apple's iTunes Music Store delivers copyrighted music. Apple uses a form of digital rights management (DRM) that is exclusive to the company, limiting the ability of users to use alternate devices. The French National Assembly has passed a bill that would permit consumers to ask a court to force companies like Apple to let songs bought from iTunes play on other portable devices. The Senate version, passed Wednesday, would accept such appeals only from companies.
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Posted by Alex at May 13, 2006 03:07 PM
