![]() "This means music download sites are able to offer different songs at different prices in each member state they operate in," he said. "Following iTunes' announcement, UK consumers will soon pay the same for music downloads from iTunes as customers from euro-zone countries," it added.īut the BBC's European Business reporter Dominic Laurie said under EU copyright law, agreements can be negotiated along national, rather than community-wide lines. ![]() "We hope other internet companies, including online music companies, will follow Apple's lead and match UK prices to prices in continental Europe," said Which? lawyer Chris Warner.Īccording to the Commission, "prices for iTunes downloads in the UK are currently nearly 10% more expensive than downloads in the euro zone". Apple said it could not have a single European iTunes store because of copyright problems, and contractual restrictions put in place by record labels.
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