Is Apple's Fairplay DRM Illegal?
Well in Norway it seems that it is! Consumer Ombudsman Norway has ruled that Apple's DRM Fairplay is Illegal.
In a statement to Out-Law.com:
"It doesn't get any clearer than this. Fairplay is an illegal lock-in technology whose main purpose is to lock the consumers to the total package provided by Apple by blocking interoperability," Waterhouse told OUT-LAW.COM. "For all practical purposes this means that iTunes Music Store is trying to kill off one the most important building blocks in a well functioning digital society, interoperability, in order to boost its own profits."
Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told the AP today:
"Apple is aware of the concerns we've heard from several agencies in Europe and we're looking forward to resolving these issues as quickly as possible,”
read more: out-law.com: Apple DRM is illegal in Norway, says Ombudsman
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