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E.U. Reaches Deal With iTunes

Apple Inc. will now charge users in the U.K. and Europe the same amount for iTunes music downloads. Apple charges about 9 cents more per song in Britain, compared with prices in countries that use the Euro. Apple said it pays record companies in Britain more for distribution rights.

The European Union has been investigating Apple since April, after British consumer group complained that Apple and major record companies were unfairly restricting choice and ramping up the cost of downloads.

The European Commission said it had closed an antitrust probe into Apple's iTunes operation after finding no evidence that EU laws were broken. However, the EU said some copyright issues involving Apple remain.

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