Filed under: Audio, iTS, Video, Apple
Norway takes iTMS ToS gripes to court
A consumer advocacy group in Norway is apparently not too happy with the iTMS ToS (Terms of Service) and has won a preliminary ruling in an attempt to force Apple to make some edits. Specifically, the Norwegian group is attacking Apple's liability for any security breaches their software might allow (think: "Sony rootkits"), as well as the company's 'we can edit these ToS anytime we want' policy that is outlined in said ToS. Also on the table, yet again, is the use of DRM and whether it violates fundamental consumer rights in Norway, and the proposition of a 'cooling off' period for iTMS purchases.
First France, now Norway. The iTMS and its practices are taking quite the beating lately. We should take bets as to how long it will take Norwegian pro-music industry lobbyists to get these rulings fixed this time around.
[via MacNN]
In a move that
screams 'I was waiting for the right time to mention it,' Burst.com yesterday filed a patent counterclaims lawsuit
against Apple Computer, claiming that their iTunes, iTMS, iPod and QuickTime Streaming infringe on four of their
patents.
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