[ Helsinki | Reuters News Service, 17 August 2006 ] - Sweden's consumer rights agency said yesterday it and other rights groups in Scandinavia will meet Apple Computer to discuss their complaint that the US company's popular iTunes service breaches consumer laws.
In June, the consumer agencies of Sweden, Denmark and Norway jointly wrote to Apple alleging that customers had to waive fundamental rights, such as the free use of legally bought products, to download music from iTunes.
The US computer maker has responded in writing, but wants a face-to-face discussion as well, Marianne Abyhammar, Sweden's acting consumer ombudsman, told Reuters.
"They [Apple] have asked to meet the authorities and explain their position," she said. "We will call such a meeting, to be held in Oslo, as soon as possible.
