Consumer representatives from several Nordic countries are discussing how to proceed in their battle against Apple Computer over the iTunes digital rights management (DRM) policy.
The leaders have convened in Reykjavik as part of a regularly scheduled meeting, and iTunes is among the issues they’re discussing, said Torgeir Waterhouse, a senior adviser on Norway’s Consumer Council.
His organization filed a complaint in June asking the consumer representative, or ombudsman, in Norway to rule that Apple’s DRM violates Norwegian law because users can’t play the music they buy on iTunes on any music player they choose. The ombudsman, who was joined by colleagues in Denmark in Sweden, asked Apple to defend its policy. In its response, Apple was “unmovable” on its DRM policy, Waterhouse said.
In Reykjavik, the ombudsmen planned to discuss whether they should work together to prepare their cases against Apple, Waterhouse said. If they decide to join forces, they’ll still individually file legal actions in their respective countries, which have similar laws.
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