[A2k] Apple's core problem with France

[Michelle Childs]

Long article on a view of the impact of French DRM law from a BBC news
programme http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4837834.stm
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If the legislation passes the French upper house in May then Apple will
have to share its DRM secrets with everyone else so that their rivals can
use the iTunes formats themselves.

But once they do, will anyone ever again pay 200 pounds for an iPod?

Which is why Apple might hate the French Parliament this week and why they
could very well boycott the entire country before they ever comply with
this law. And, stay or leave, if you listen carefully, can you hear the
sound of French record company executives rubbing their hands in glee?
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Michelle Childs -Head of European Affairs
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