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Old 03-04-2007, 09:58
Havelock Vetinari
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Well after the court cases in various european countries it seems the EC commision has decided to at last stick it's teeth into iTunes. They are being invesigated over the price structuring. To be honest it is about time this happened, personally I couldn't give a monkeys as I don't use iTunes. But for the millions out there that do use the service, I don't see why we should pay higher prices than everyone else in the EU.

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Old 03-04-2007, 11:33
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iTunes are blaming the record labels - I am sure the story is not as simple as that but it's a matter of fact that entertainment companies have always unfairly priced CDs and DVDs, charging people more in one country than another.
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Old 03-04-2007, 12:08
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But if you walk into a CD shop in Paris or Brussels etc you won't see CDs for sale at the same price as they are in London or Edinburgh. I bought a Belgian CD for £4.99 in HMV that was €18 in Brussels.
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Old 03-04-2007, 16:24
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It boils down to the legal restrictions that the record companies place on Apple.

The EU is investigating them more than Apple.
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Old 04-04-2007, 04:24
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The record companies can only set recommended prices, iTunes don't have to stick to them they can charge anything they like. Just like shops can and do with CDs.

iTunes can only get away with this because they won't let other companies sell iPod compatible music (you can get round it but quality is lost and its fiddly).

This will stop when digital rights management is scrapped as iTunes will have to start matching other shops like Woolies digital prices... or lose business.

However... buying music from another EU Country is probably a copyright issue and that's down to record companies and copyright law... not iTunes.

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Old 04-04-2007, 12:37
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Originally Posted by Inkblot
But if you walk into a CD shop in Paris or Brussels etc you won't see CDs for sale at the same price as they are in London or Edinburgh. I bought a Belgian CD for £4.99 in HMV that was €18 in Brussels.
Yeah we probably have the lowest CD prices in Western Europe !
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Old 04-04-2007, 13:50
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Originally Posted by d'@ve
The record companies can only set recommended prices, iTunes don't have to stick to them they can charge anything they like. Just like shops can and do with CDs.
Above a certain rate.

Apple makes a tiny profit from the iTunes Store.

It exists to promote iPods - nothing more.
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