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March 21, 2006
Share the DRM
In France the legislature is voting on digital rights management related issues. BBC News online has an article covering the legal measure to push open, cross-platform formats for downloadable music. It also says:
The draft copyright law also introduces fines of between 38 and 150 euros (£26-£104) for people pirating music or movies at home.
Fabio and Jean-Luc told me the measures concerning "pirating," measures the article ignores, should prevent people from ripping their own CDs, or backing up downloaded music. The guys told me that Vivendi Universal rushed this stuff in the back door in an effort to prop up their flagging music business. Maybe it's just a rumor.
Posted by Mark at March 21, 2006 09:31 PM
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