European DRM News · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by michael on Friday August 27, 2004 @08:10AM from the restricted-music-disk dept.

burgburgburg writes "Two new fronts opening in the battles over digital rights management. First: news.com is reporting how French authorities are investigating EMI France and music retailer Fnac over anticopying technology included on CDs that allegedly renders them unplayable on some systems. The investigation began after the Bureau of Competition's antifraud unit (DDCCRF) received complaints from a consumer group known as UFC-Que Choisir. Second: BusinessWeek reports that the EC is investigating Microsoft to make sure that they don't illegally dominate the field of digital rights management. Regulators have told Microsoft and its partner Time Warner that they are looking into their plan to acquire the company ContentGuard, which makes DRM software because of concerns that it will create or strengthen Microsoft dominance of the field."

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If people would just stop stealing... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-27 08:15 · Score: -1, Troll

...then we wouldn't need this shit.
1. Re:If people would just stop stealing... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-27 08:38 · Score: -1, Troll
  
  So shoplifting at the store is okay?
Hello by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-27 08:21 · Score: -1, Troll

I am a Troll. Please disregard anything I might say.
mod d0wN by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-27 08:29 · Score: -1, Troll

co7mpletely before May be hurting everyday...We