EU Tragets Apple Over iTunes
EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva has spoken out against the tie-in between the iPod and Apple's iTunes Store.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs had plans to boycott the Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM are technologies used by record companies to control and restrict the use of copyrighted material usually associated with music and movies. Jobs is against these regulations as they might have a curtailing effect.
He said, "only 22 out of 1000 songs, or under 3 per cent of the music on the average iPod, is purchased from the iTunes store and protected with a DRM. The remaining 97 per cent of the music is unprotected and playable on any player that can play the open formats."
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs had plans to boycott the Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM are technologies used by record companies to control and restrict the use of copyrighted material usually associated with music and movies. Jobs is against these regulations as they might have a curtailing effect.
He said, "only 22 out of 1000 songs, or under 3 per cent of the music on the average iPod, is purchased from the iTunes store and protected with a DRM. The remaining 97 per cent of the music is unprotected and playable on any player that can play the open formats."
Read More On:SDA India
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