Posted by fred-bloggs on 03/22/06 22:54

NRen2k5 <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:%ziUf.69543$ua3.1319526@weber.videotron.net:

>> "fred-bloggs" <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> 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

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.



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fred

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