Apple iTunes might face problems in France

Apple iTunes might face problems in France

One of the many European countries where Apple runs their Apple iTunes digital store, France is pushing through a law which might soon force the Macintosh maker to open the store to other digital music players in addition to their own Apple iPod.

This draft is expected to be voted upon this week and if passed, it would make it legal for consumers to use software that converts digital content into any format. That means, people downloading music from the Apple iTunes would be allowed to break the digital rights management from bought content as per their liking.

Christian Vanneste, Rapporteur, a senior parliamentarian said in a statement on this proposed law: “It will force some proprietary systems to be opened up … You have to be able to download content and play it on any device.” For now, the music downloaded from the Apple iTunes store can only be legally played on an Apple iPod.

However, market analysts believe that if such a law is passed, it might result in Apple shutting down their Apple iTunes service in the country. The company is yet to respond on this news development.