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Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:19:37 -0500
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The French parliament on Friday adopted a watered-down version of a law once seen as posing a major threat to the future of online media stores like Apple's iTunes in France.
The law, intended to counter the dominance of industry leaders like
In its initial form, the bill would have forced online stores like
At present, songs bought on iTunes can only be played directly on
But after amendments introduced in the Senate, the law allows
The law, passed without a further reading after a special
The Socialists said they would seek a ruling by the Constitutional
But the government said it provided adequate rights for both consumers
"It will allow the development of legal services," Culture Minister
Apple's iTunes service is currently the biggest online content store
Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.
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