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Apple Gets Reprieve from EU Competition Commission?
We have previously told you about some of Apple's difficulties in certain European countries regarding putatively anti-competitive actions in tying together the iPod and iTunes. Now Macworld UK is reporting that the EU doesn't see any reason to pursue prosecution against Apple's use of DRM.Although Norway, one of the most staunchly anti-iTunes countries, is not formally part of the EU, as IGM notes, it is part of EEA and thus would presumably be bound by any Europe-wide legal judgment. This suggests that Apple would have legal recourse against Norway, France, Germany, etc. if national regulators attempted to shut down iTunes.
[Via IGM]
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Andrew Holden said 5:06AM on 3-15-2007
Norway is not bound by just any EU legal directive. The EEA agreement is limited in scope, and there are numerous exceptions that can be used to justify local legislation that differs from the EU. Also any legal recourse has to be done in Norway - because the EU has no jurisdiction over Norway. The EEA agreement is between EFTA and EU. Norway is a member of EFTA. The only court that can challenge Norwegian law and verdicts is the EFTA Court. The Court struggles to keep EFTA in line with the EEA - but not overall EU legislation in general.
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