Tag: itunes-europe

Apple today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from its European iTunes Music Stores in just over two years, and the iTunes music catalog now includes more than three million songs from major music companies and over 1,000 independent record labels.

A story on MarketWatch notes that a New York Times article today report that Apple is gaining increasing pressure in Europe for its iTunes policies and practices. “Government protection agencies in Norway and Sweden want Apple to allow customers to play iTunes-downloaded music on devices made by other companies, as does the British recording industry’s trade association,” notes the story.