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by Marc on July 2, 2006

The new law makes unauthorized downloading a civil offense with a penalty comparable to a parking fine.
A key provision forces media interoperability so that software cannot limit consumer access to legally purchased content. It is aimed at Apple. Apple iTunes software has Digital Restriction Management so files can only be played on iPods and not other MP3 devices.
However there are multiple ways for music and other content distributors to be exempt. Artists can agree to limit their music to a specific format. Or distributors can use a totally proprietary format, such that other companies using that format would infringe on the developer's patent.
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