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Posted by Don M. on 10/06/23 11:43
"fred-bloggs" wrote in message
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> NRen2k5 wrote in news:%ziUf.69543$ua3.1319526@weber.videotron.net:
> >> "fred-bloggs" wrote in message
news:44205bd1$0$14615$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
> >>> http://news.ft.com/cms/s/eb226ae6-b90b-11da-b57d-0000779e2340.html
> >>> http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1133
> >>>
> >>> <quote>
> >>> if Apple simply refuses to play by the new rules and withdraws from
> >>> France,consumers would be left owning iPod music players that are
> >>> *as much use as paperweights*
> >
> > Making it illegal for iTunes to sell to French customers will
> > significantly cut down on iTMS sales in France. Naturally unless some
> > kind of IP trace scheme is set up to technologically keep the French
> > off of iTMS they can just make fraudulent accounts saying that they're
> > Spanish or Italian or whatever else.
> >
>
> I believe the law only concerns itself with digital downloads which
> means that if ITMS-France were unwilling to provide downloads which
> could be played on other manufacturers' music players, ITMS would not be
> allowed to trade in France. French Ipod users would be able to use stores
> in other countries.
>
> Here is some Apple reaction
>
http://news.com.com/Apple+calls+French+law+state-sponsored+piracy/2100-1025_3-6052754.html
>
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The bastards have made a living of sobbing and playing the victim while bullying any small
guy who they think is in their way.
> The danger for Apple is that this legislation may be taken up in other
> European countries and without the ITMS sales of Ipods would actually
> fall.
>
Sweet music. Hopefully the courts will order Apple Computers to quit the music business
altogether and to pay restitution to Apple Corps. Contracts don't seem to mean much to
the bitches in Sunnyvale.
Don
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