French ‘iTunes’ law takes effect today
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A closely watched French law that allows regulators to force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod player and iTunes online store compatible with rival offerings went into effect Thursday even though I can’t believe it made it this far. It will be interesting to see it Apple complies.
Currently, songs bought on iTunes can be played only on iPods, and an iPod can’t play downloads from other stores that rival iTunes’ premium music catalog _ like Napster and Sony Corp.’s Connect. In a sign that other governments may follow France’s example, recent proposals or regulatory moves to open up iTunes have emerged in Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Poland.
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