Apple deleted music from users’ iPods purchased from rivals

Users who tried to sync and update an iPod with music from the likes of Amazon or 7Digital were told there was an error with their iPod that could only be solved with a factory restore through iTunes, which completely wiped the iPod.

Country: Global

Domains: IPR

Stakeholder: Industry

Tags: antitrust suit against Apple, delete music, Apple, scan, monopoly, blocking, copyright

Posted on Thursday 4 December 2014

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