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[News] [Rival] Defective-by-design iTunes Brings Another Lawsuit

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Defective-by-design iTunes Brings Another Lawsuit
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:25:47 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Report: Eminem sues Apple for copyright infringement

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| Eminnem's music publishers have not given Apple permission to offer the 
| artist's music for download, according to the report in Tuesday's paper, 
| although Eminem's music is available through the Apple's iTunes Store.  
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6199888.html


Related:

Lily Allen slates Apple's iTunes tactics

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| Apple accused of bullying musicians into providing exclusive
| content for iTunes
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http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17450


EU takes aim at Apple over iTunes

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| Norway, a European country that is not in the EU, is battling Apple
| for the same reason. In January, it said the computer and software
| giant must liberalize its music download system by October 1 or
| face legal action.
| 
| Pressure on Apple has been building, with consumer rights
| organizations from Germany, France, Finland and Norway recently
| agreeing a joint position in their battles against iTunes.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070311/wr_nm/eu_apple_dc


A Linux User's Perspective on the ITunes Store (and DRM in General)

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| What if tomorrow you went to Best Buy or Walmart or Sam Goody and purchased a 
| CD? What if, before you left the store, the salesman told you that although 
| the CD was in all other respects a standard CD, that you could only play it 
| if you owned a Pioneer or Sony stereo? Would that make any sense? Would it 
| make you a bit hesitant about buying music from that store again?    
| 
| Well, if you purchase music or videos from the iTunes Store, 
| 
| [...]
| 
| With content from the iTunes Store, however, users may find themselves a bit 
| stuck if they ever want to make the switch to a more open computing platform, 
| such as Linux. Because none of the DRM-restricted content from the iTunes 
| Store will play on Linux. And it's all because that's how Apple wants it, to 
| be honest, and not because of any technical limitation.    
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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/324936/a_linux_users_perspective_on_the_itunes.html


BBC Corrupted

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| Today the BBC made it official -- they have been corrupted by Microsoft. With 
| today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most basic of 
| duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line distribution 
| of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a Microsoft operating 
| system to view BBC programming on the web. This is akin to saying you must 
| own a Sony TV set to watch BBC TV. And you must accept the Digital  
| Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer imposes. You simply cannot be 
| allowed to be in control of your computer according to the BBC.      
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http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/BBCcorrupted

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