p2p news / p2pnet: Could Apple’s troubles in Europe possibly get any worse?

It’s on the wrong end of a lawsuit from Britain’s The Beatles, who say iTunes breaks a $26 million settlement under which Apple Computer agreed to stay away from the music business; thanks to a new copyright law, there’s an excellent chance Apple’s DRM C.R.A.P. might go down the toilet in France; and, now two major Danish companies, Maersk and TDC, both with online music stores, would also like to see an end to digital rights restrictions.

“Henrik Olesen, product manager at Maersk’s Dansk Supermarked, told Danish-language Politiken.dk that interoperability would be a win-win situation,” posts Ars Technica, quoting him as saying.

“We would like to ask the politicians to follow the route they’re taking in France, so that it becomes as easy as possible for the consumers to purchase music legally. This will in the end mean larger gross sales for all music stores,” he said.

And, “Likewise, Gert Rieder, CEO of TDC,” who says, “We can only press for something like the French, because it gives the consumers as many opportunities to shop for music.”

In Denmark, it’s currently illegal to get around DRM, says Ars Technica, adding:

“Brian Mikkelsen, the Danish Minister of Culture, said that legislation addressing the matter would be introduced in 2007. He expressed optimism that DRM interoperability would be backed by the various record labels who are eager to see legal alternatives to piracy flourish online.”

Also See:
wrong end - Apple versus Apple, March 27, 2006
C.R.A.P. - Apple and its C.R.A.P., March 4, 2006
down the toilet - French ’state-sponsored piracy’, March 22, 2006
Ars Technica - Denmark next in line to challenge Apple, DRM, March 26, 2006

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