In a historic decision, Norway has declared iTunes to be illegal, basically because of its well-known DRM system which disallows downloaded songs to be played on competitors' devices:
The deicision is the first time any jurisdiction has concluded iTunes breaks its consumer protection laws and could prompt other European countries to review the situation.
While not exactly the same as taking action, Sweden and Finland have "backed Norway's stance", and recently Germany and France have joined the campaign. As noted by Torgeir Waterhouse, senior adviser to the Norwegian Consumer Council:
"We are satisfied the Federation of German Consumer Organisations and the French UFC Que Choisir are addressing this important issue. It means that iTunes is now being told by more than 100m European consumers to offer them a fair deal."
This should be interesting to follow.
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