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Australian law may endanger iPod users

Australian law, iPod users

New proposed copyright laws in Australia will significantly lower the threshold for criminal infringements regarding the use of MP3 players such as Apple's iPod, according to one report. Politicians and experts are already debating amendments to the bill, which will likely be voted on some time next year, according to the International Herald Tribune. Electronic Frontiers Australia -- a non-profit online free speech group -- claim the bill significantly extends the scope of items considered used for copyright theft to personal devices such as video players, iPods, and personal computers. The group also said the bill would make distribution of copyright material via the internet a criminal offense, even if the person responsible had no intention of distributing it. The bill would impose a maximum penalty of five years in jail and a fine of $50,000 US.

Apple, Coke launch promo in UK

Apple, Coke UK promo

Apple and Coca-Cola have joined forces in the UK for a new Coke + iTunes promotion, offering thousands of London Piccadilly Circus visitors the chance to win free songs from the iTunes Music Store. Between now and December 3rd, the Coca-Cola billboard at Piccadilly Circus will periodically flash a keyword; visitors need only text that keyword to 85100 from a UK-based mobile phone to enter. Every visitor who enters the promotion is guaranteed to receive at least one free song from iTunes, and earns the chance to win up to 1,000 free songs. Apple and Coke agreed in early August to jointly promote the European iTunes site, with Coke linking its website to Apple's iTunes while offering millions of free digital music downloads on its drinks in the UK and Germany.

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