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European Anti-Trust Officials Cautious About iTunes Attack

David Lawsky writes for Reuters:

European competition officials are wary about proposals to crack open Apple Computer's iTunes Web store to other music players, despite concerns shown by consumer advocates.

The French parliament is debating a new copyright bill that would require Apple to permit iTunes music to play on devices other than its iPod.

Scandinavian ombudsmen have said they may act, and others in the European Union are also contemplating doing so.

But Philip Lowe, director general of competition at the European Commission, said that although some member states believed there should be open access to all Web sites, he wanted to wait.

posted by Fergie @ 6/16/2006 09:16:00 AM