Tuesday, March 21, 2006

French Lawmakers OK Bill on iTunes, iPods

An AP newswire article by Laurence Frost, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.

The draft law — which also introduces new penalties for music pirates — would force Apple Computer Inc., Sony Corp. and others to share proprietary copy-protection technologies so that rivals can offer compatible services and players.

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