Interoperability Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Will iTunes truly support interoperability?

by David Chartier (Apr 3rd, 2007)

Earlier this week, Apple and EMI broke some serious ground in the digital music industry by announcing DRM-free music across the entirety of EMI's catalog, beginning with the iTunes Store. In the conference call, Steve Jobs cited interoperability as a key reason for the move; songs downloaded from ...

French 'DRM interoperability' law reverses stance, no longer forces Apple to open iTMS

by David Chartier (Aug 2nd, 2006)

Portions of France's copyright law that initially were going to force Apple to open the iTMS + iPod economy for interoperability have now been ruled as unconstitutional. In fact, these provisions have taken almost a complete 180, and they now provide for fining anyone who is caught ...