A lawsuit about about 41.7 billion yen began with iPod's DRM, which Apple took 10 years ago.

In the previous iTunes Store all songsDigital rights management(DRM), so that it can not be played on devices other than iPod. As of 2014, restrictions have been eliminated and iTunes Store songs are sold in DRM-free, but purchase iPods from 2006 to 2009 as they have illegally operated the iPod market in 2006 by DRM copy protection A lawsuit seeking compensation for damages of 350 million dollars (about 41.7 billion yen) that it was given to consumers who didFree Software FoundationIt begins with an appeal of.

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Free software movementThe Free Software Foundation promotingDefective by Design"We are doing a campaign against DRM. The Foundation has filed suit against Apple's iPod about 10 years ago and a courtroom with Apple was held on 2 December 2014 (local time).

Plaintiff's free software foundation, AppleFairPlayIt is a competition at the time that I enforced the market operation illegally by enclosing the customer by DRM by the systemReal NetworksEtc. have been forced to spend expensive technological development expenses etc. to reproduce the music purchased with iTunes.

Apple, on the other hand, argues that the proportion of Real Networks in 2006 was occupied in the online music market was 3%, so it does not fall under price manipulation of songs. However, the plaintiffs'E-mail Steve Jobs has disagreed with DRMAs proof of court evidence, "It is evidence to admit that it was a disadvantage to consumers," the lawyer at the plaintiff said.