Norway threatens Apple with legal action over iTunes

It's nice to see people putting the screws to Apple but I would prefer to see a reasonable law suite which this shouldn't be. If Apple wants their player to be totally proprietary they should have that option. People should regulate such practices by not buying them if so deemed. I hate the guarantee attitude the world tends to embrace so closely these days which goes against free enterprise. This is so like Norway and their socialistic approach to everything.

I like this lawsuit. If for instance, the Beatles library of music goes to itunes and they have a deal where you can't buy it legally from any other download site, then anyone with an mp3 player should be able to download that music to their own player.

I don't understand why everyone goes after Apple, well I do, it's because their succeeding. But how is iTunes different from any other DRM music store? You can't play any of that downloaded music on any mp3 player you want, much less an iPod.

norwegian law hello apple is in the u.s.a and is goverend by u.s.a law not by norwegian law also the itunes music store works with more players if the player supports mp3 and apple lossless it's not apples fault that mp3 manufactures cant create a mp3 player that supports other formats this is not apples fault

Gate’s and Jobb’s are amongst the worst thieves and corporate raiders out there this is why people go after them. They’re also the first to cry foul when it happens to them, typical thieves. I love how people are so blind and brainwashed by Apple, their new phone is suppose to be revolutionary but if you do the home work you’ll find they aren’t, just like iPods. I’ll reiterate, as much distain as I have for Apple they should not be sued for making a proprietary product, which should be their prerogative.

tabletpc, Apple is taking norwegian money from norwegian citizens... Norway gives the world an example of protecting its citizens, others should follow it instead of saying amen to corporate rules... Mr-Movies, Norway isn´t against free enterprise but against "client lock-up", which is a practice deemed illegal in most free countries...

But it's trivial to convert the songs to MP3. Hell, they used to say you had to burn it onto a CD and reimport it as MP3, but now there's an option in the context menu that lets you convert to MP3 in the library. Apple even tells you how to do it. So even if you pay for iTunes music, there's no reason to get an iPod.

If you want it to work you just use the converter that comes with ITunes

last time i checked norway isn't a free country

It's more free than Zimbabwe. Or Saudi Arabia. Or...the Axis of Evil!!! Etc. Norway is fairly free and liberal. Sweden moreso, but most of the Scandinavian countries and other North Sea countries are quite free.

I think this good I mean you pay for your Itunes music why not enjoy it on any MP3 player you want?