Apple Defends iTunes-iPod Compatibility
- Aug 2, 2006 07:01 PM (AP Online)
OSLO, Norway, Aug 02, 2006 (AP Online via COMTEX News Network) --
Apple Computer Inc. has struck a defiant stance with Scandinavian
regulators, staunchly defending its right to make its iPod the only
portable music player compatible with songs purchased from the
company's iTunes music store.
Norway's consumer agency on Wednesday released non-confidential
portions of Apple's 50-page response to their claims that the company
is violating contract and copyright laws in their countries.
The Norwegian regulators expressed disappointment with the limited
concessions offered in the response, received Tuesday. In Sweden,
Bjorn Smith of the Swedish consumer society said that Apple had
"given in to some demands but not to others."
In June, the consumer agencies in Norway, Denmark and Sweden claimed
that the iPod maker's product usage restrictions go against
Scandinavian laws. At the time, the Scandinavians said they were
considering taking the Cupertino, Calif.-based company to court,
possibly seeking an injunction banning iTunes from their markets.
Apple's letter indicated it is not willing to change its business
model by opening its iTunes downloads to rival portable players that
cannot play music recorded in the iTunes digital format.
It also asserted that the demands of the Scandinavian agencies are
outside of their authority, specifically as they relate to copyright
and digital rights management rules.
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