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Apple, iTunes Off the Hook in Norway
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 8:45 AM - by Jeff Gamet
Now that Apple is expanding the number of songs at the iTunes Store without copy protection, Norway's Consumer Council will drop its complaint against the company. Norway regulators had alleged that the digital rights management code in music sold at the iTunes Store violated the country's laws.
Consumer Ombudsman Bjoern Erik Thon said that the change at the iTunes Store means "We have no reason to pursue them anymore," according to AFP.
Apple announced in January that it had struck a deal with record labels to remove the copy restrictions from music sold at its online media store. Previously, only music from EMI's library was available in a DRM-free format.
The change removes Norway's primary concern that consumers would be locked into using only Apple's iPod media players, but the copy protection change means that any AAC-compatible device will be able to play songs purchased from the iTunes Store.
Apple maintained that it has always wanted to offer copy protection-free music, but that the record labels refused to distribute songs with out DRM code.
Since European Union members agreed to use Norway as a test case on regulating Apple's music copy protection, other countries that have been contemplating action against Apple are likely to drop their complaints, too.
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