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French National Assembly Passes Bill to open iTunes DRM – On to the Senate for Approval
Categories: DRM as Market Lock • International Legal Reform
Translated Text of Key Article 7 of Bill
(courtesy Freedom-to-Tinker.com)
France’s parliament voted 296-193 in favor of a copyright bill that would be Europe’s first legislation forcing companies such as Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to make music downloads playable on all portable digital players. The bill is set for debate and a vote in the Senate in May.
Sources: Mac Observer | MSNBC | Globe & Mail | Engadget | ars technica | Computer World | Reuters | Financial Times | CNet | Fox News | BBC | Times Online | Forbes | Red Herring | MP3.com | The Register | L.A. Times | Wired | Aljazeera | New York Times | Hollywood Reporter | Xinhua China | John C. Dvorak | DRM Watch
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- Geist’s CBC Interview: France Tunes Apple Out: Apple Bites Back (April 7, 2006)
- Denmark May Follow France to Challenge Apple DRM (March 26, 2006)
- Apple Responds to Proposed French Legislation (March 22, 2006)
- French National Assembly Passes Bill to open iTunes (March 21, 2006)
- French Finish Draft of Law to open iTunes (March 16, 2006)
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