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Congress Ponders Opening up iTunes DRM

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the all-skate-everybody-skate dept.

hammeredpeon writes "Congress is debating whether or not to require that music shops keep their DRM open for interoperability. Apple wasn't present at the hearings, but Napster's CEO was, arguing that the market should make the decision about interoperability. Considering that previous standards (FireWire/USB, Betamax/VHS) have been decided by the market, could it be that Apple isn't big enough to keep the government out of its industry?"

2 of 610 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Congress?! by DarkMantle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You mean the War for Oil?

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  2. Re:Are they for real? by AlgUSF · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nothing like living in an entitlement society. I think the government should give me FREE healthcare and FREE retirement. The same people who are demanding "FREE" stuff from the government wouldn't dare go to their neighbor and ask for help. Our govt is already throwing away tons of my money on this crap. It's not my fault you fucked around when you were seventeen and had 4 kids, and now you can't get a professional job. IT IS YOUR FAULT AND I SHOULDN'T PAY FOR IT. USE FUCKIN' CONDOM YOU IDIOTS!

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