Threat to Apple iTunes business from French law

The French parliament voted on 21 March 2006 in favour of plans to give consumers more choice over music downloads from the internet. MPs backed a draft law to force Apple, Sony and Microsoft to share their proprietary copy-protection systems by 296 to 193 votes.

BBC News: French MPs vote to open up iTunes, 21.3.06 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4828296.stm

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