Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] You had to know it was coming

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, Vern Green wrote:

> Thomas Slattery of California is suing Apple because he can't play his 
> iTunes-bought songs on anything but an iPod. Mr. Slattery believes that 
> what Apple is doing breaks anti-competition laws, and he wants damages 
> because he was "forced to purchase an Apple iPod" to listen to the music 
> he had bought.

What format are iTunes sold in?  I used to think it was straight MP3, but 
I guess not.  Is it possible to convert them to MP3, or is it either 
difficult (no free software for it?) or against the license (you don't by 
the file, you buy a license to use it!)?

Anyway, his case sounds pretty weak to this reader.  If I bought an HP 
printer cartidge, could I then sue HP for forcing me to buy their printer 
in order to use the cartridge?  This case is a little different, of 
course, but there is a similar logic.  He did not have to buy iTunes 
files.  He is not being forced to listen to the music either.  Thus, he is 
not forced to buy an iPod.

Interesting story.

Mike
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