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Following up on yesterdays NYTimes link, according to the The Hollywood Reporter it seems the first steps have been taken by the National Assembly to force Apple to open the door on its remarkably popular iPod. The music industry won’t be too happy about this, after all they probably only trusted iTunes to sell their music in the first place because of this lock in feature.

What did they expect? If all BMW cars were fitted with a special device that only allowed you to refuel with special BMW made petrol, how long do you think they would last before goverments would start to smell anti-competitiveness over the smell of the fumes?

I’ve mentioned several times over the last few months how impressed I’ve been with YouTube. Judging solely on the uptake with non-techie work collegues and friends I knew this thing was going to cause a big ripple. Interesting to read an article by Andrew Wallenstein who takes a Hollywood perspective.

Andrew Wallenstein: “However, the relationship between this Internet upstart and Hollywood isn’t as adversarial as you might assume. For every corporate lawyer firing off angry letters to YouTube, there are two more executives exploring potential partnership opportunities — maybe even an outright acquisition”

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