EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into iTunes

Macthorpe writes "ABC News is reporting that the EU has started an antitrust probe into the way that Apple sells music on iTunes. As you can only purchase from the store of the country where your credit or debit card is registered, the price differences and availability differences between iTunes stores for different EU countries constitute a violation of EU competition laws which forbid territorial sales restrictions.'Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said Monday the company wanted to operate a single store for all of Europe, but music labels and publishers said there were limits to the rights that could they could grant to Apple. "We don't believe Apple did anything to violate EU law," he said. "We will continue to work with the EU to resolve this matter."'"

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Re:Easier than taking on Iran

[Khazunga]

Offtopic, but I must answer. The EU shouldn't be doing squat about those Brits. The EU was opposed to the Iraq war, and the Brits went there anyhow and digged their own hole. Why should French or German or Swedish soldiers risk their neck saving dimwits? Let the Brits do the phone call to Bush now...

Re:EU Fines

[0xdeadbeef]

You can't do business with mobsters without getting your own hands dirty.

Let it go. Apple is a corporation, it does not love you.