French Lawmakers Approve iPod Law

Parisian lawmakers want your iPod to be compatible with Napster.

Via AP:

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod and iTunes Music Store compatible with rivals’ music players and online services. Both the Senate and the National Assembly, France’s lower house, voted in favor of the copyright bill, which some analysts said could cause Apple Computer Inc. and others to pull their music players and online download stores from France.

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