French Lawmakers Approve 'iTunes Law' 423
An anonymous reader writes "Lawmakers in the French government have passed a controversial iTunes law, which has the stated intention of forcing Apple to allow purchased music to be universally useable." From the article: "In a statement issued after lawmakers hashed out the final compromise text last week, Apple said it hoped the market would be left to decide 'which music players and online music stores are offered to consumers.' The final compromise asserts that companies should share the required technical data with any rival that wants to offer compatible music players and online stores, but it toned down many of the tougher measures backed by lower-house lawmakers early on."
Godwin (Score:0, Funny)
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
awesome (Score:2, Funny)
If history repeats itself... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The market can only decide if it CAN decide (Score:3, Funny)
You forgot to mention that there must be a mime interpretation of the video and the DVDs would be stamped onto thin slices of baguette.
Re:If history repeats itself... (Score:2, Funny)
What would be funny is if France invades Iraq to liberate the country from the clutches of the US.