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March 21, 2006
Digital Warfare v 2.0 : Merci beaucoup!
The French may be leading a new offensive in this ongoing war of the digital downloads. In a recent BBC article, the French parliament is proposing a law which would force companies like Apple and Microsoft to share the copyright protection software, giving the consumers the choice when it comes to digital music services.
Currently, your choice of MP3 player pretty much decides which service you will inevitably use. For all the iPod devotees, iTunes is your provider. Most other services use various players created by Rio, Creative, Microsoft and Sony to name a few. The French are proposing giving the consumer the choice of service, in an effort to curb the growing monopoly that Apple has over the realm of digital music.
Even though this law still needs approval from the French senate, this marks the beginning of a new phase in this fast-moving technology. Is this the death knell for Apple's empire? Probably not, but the honeymoon will soon be over and they ought to prepared for similar legal actions across the world, if the French establish this crucial precedent.
Posted by eva on March 21, 2006 8:25 AM
