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French Finish Draft of Law to open iTunes
Categories: DRM Analysis • DRM as Market Lock • DRM Restricting Use • International Legal Reform
The new law, now set for a vote on Tuesday, would allow consumers to circumvent software that protects copyrighted material–known as digital rights management (DRM)–if it is done to convert digital content from one format to another. Such circumvention is currently illegal in much of the world.
Sources: ZDNet | Wired | New York Times | Reuters | Business Week | CNet | USA Today | L.A. Times | Silicon.com
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- Apple Responds to Proposed French Legislation (March 22, 2006)
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