Parts of French 'iPod Law' Struck Down
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| The French Constitutional Council has declared major aspects of the
| so-called iPod law unconstitutional, undermining some controversial aspects
| of the legislation.
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| The council's decision will be chilling beyond those looking to share
| music, warned Christophe Espern, an advocate of open-source software.
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| "The law passed by the Parliament made it arguably possible for the
| open-source community to reverse-engineer and make a program compatible
| with reading iTunes songs," Mr. Espern said. "The Council has enforced the
| rights of proprietary and made reverse engineering entirely illegal."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/business/28cnd-music.html?ex=1311739200&en=a4590cf789d399fb&ei=5088
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http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=standards_legal_issues&articleId=9002086&taxonomyId=146
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| French copyright law puts squeeze on open-source
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| File sharing, reverse engineering now criminal offenses
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