Dutch consumer chief puts Apple through the mill
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| The Netherlands has joined Scandinavian led action
| against Apple's digital rights management lock on
| its iPod device and iTunes software.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/25/dutch_out_of_tune_with_apple/
The world finally understands and /deals/ with the nasty and harmful nature
of lockins. Standards embrace demonstrates this too. It's looking good for
Free Software (at least in Europe).
Related:
Apple DRM illegal in Norway: Ombudsman
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| Apple's digital rights management lock on its iPod device and iTunes
| software is illegal, the Consumer Ombudsman in Norway has ruled. The
| blow follows the news that Germany and France are joining Norway's
| action against Apple.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/apple_drm_il
Record labels rethink digital rights management at Midem
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| Now that even digital music revenue growth is faltering amid
| rampant file-sharing by consumers, the major record labels are
| closer than ever to releasing music on the Internet with no
| copying restrictions -- a step they once vowed never
| to take.
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http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/21/yourmoney/music.php
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List of candidate Microsoft astroturfers (directly or indirectly paid by
Microsoft to post in this newsgroup):
flatfish+++
Damian O'Leary (AKA Hadron Quark)
Erik Funkenbusch
Larry Qualig (former Microsoft employee)
Scott Nudds (AKA Vistaking)
Nedd Ludd
Tim Smith
OK
DFS
Terry
Take everything posted by the individuals above with a barrel of salt.
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