Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Antitrust versus iTunes

EU launches antitrust probe into iTunes (AP)

Apple computer CEO Steve Jobs looks on in the lobby of the EMI  record company headquarters in London, Monday April 2, 2007. Jobs was at the launch of digital rights management (DRM) free recordings that EMI will make available on the Apple ITunes website from May 2007. The so called new premium downloads will be available at a higher quality and with DRM removed for 0.99 pence sterling (US$ 1.29, euro 1.29). Apple will be the first online store to offer this service. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The European Commission confirmed Tuesday it had opened an antitrust probe into Apple's iTunes and the way it sells music online in coordination with major music companies.


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