» Subscribe to Newsletter
» Switch to BizTech2.com
Home » News » Internet Internet & Software » France Tones Down Interoperability Law
France Tones Down Interoperability Law
By: Priyanka Pradhan   |   Jun 23,2006
Apple has come up trumps in France, where lawmakers have agreed to water down the interoperability law, in favour of Apple's online music store iTunes. The copyright law, drafted earlier, required Apple to make its digital music store, iTunes, compatible with devices other than the iPod. This meant, Apple had to submit security codes for its digital management right (DRM), Fairplay, to a government agency.

Now, the French lawmakers seem to have succumbed to Apple, Sony and others by allowing compatibility restrictions on music and videos according to copyright holders. This means artists and song writers could strike deals with Apple and its rivals, allowing them to restrict which systems the music will play on.

Apple had maintained earlier, that it would not comply with the DRM rules and would move out of France altogether, if the law is enforced. Now, if the toned down draft is implemented it will allow companies such as Sony, Apple and Microsoft to meander through the loopholes of the DRM laws.

Tags:
 
Ads by Google 
Post a Comment on “France Tones Down Interoperability Law ”
Comment : 
Name : 
City : 
Email : 
There are no comments on this article yet.
Why don't you post one?
Ads by Google 
Ads by Google
Ads by Google
Products
Camcorders  |   Controllers  |   CPUs  |   Desktop PCs  |   Digital Cameras  |   Digital Video Recorders  |   DVD Players  |   Games  |   Gaming Consoles  |   General  |   GPS Systems  |   Handhelds / PDAs  |   Hard Drives  |   Headphones & Headsets  |   HiFi Audio Systems  |   Home Theater Systems  |   Input Devices  |   Internet  |   Laptops  |   Low Level Components  |   Mac Systems  |   Mobile Phone Accessories  |   Mobile Phones  |   Monitors  |   Motherboards  |   MP3 / Audio Players  |   Multi-Function Devices  |   Networking  |   Optical Drives  |   PC Accessories  |   PC Add-on Cards  |   PC Cabinets  |   PC Games  |   Printers  |   Projectors  |   RAM Modules  |   Scanners  |   Software  |   Speakers  |   Telecom  |   TVs  |   Video Players  |  
Careers | About Us | Ad Inventory | Site Profile | Feedback | Copyright © 2007, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture