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Crippled CD Deemed Defective In France
Noryungi writes "The daily newspaper Liberation reports that at least one person got her money back, by suing EMI, no less. She was able to do that with the help of the largest consumer organization in France, which has its own list of articles on this subject.
So, French people who cannot read their copy-protected CDs can get their money back, but copy protection is not made illegal by the court decision... It's certainly a step in the right direction, though..."
For the French-impaired, an anonymous reader adds "The Register has a good article on EMI being forced to refund the cost of a copy-protected CD, because it was found to have a 'hidden defect' -- it wouldn't work on a car's CD player ... Is the tide changing?"
You know the whining industry has been going strong in France since Roman times.
See the Pictures of the Flood of '08
" Against your opinion, I don't believe that the greatness of a country lies in how many countries it can destroy"
France loses out there. Remember, France was one of the countries that went in and supported the Rwanda genocide.
In Iraq, France proppsed up Saddam Hussein as he executed 100,000 or so a year.... while the US is rebuilding the place.