Brussels, 13/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - France's “carte jeune”, by which it hopes to encourage legal downloading of music, was approved by the European Commission on Tuesday 12 October. The Commission decided that the card complies with EU state aid rules.
The “carte musique” will allow young internet users aged between 12 and 25 years old to download €50 worth of music from legal platforms for half the price, with the French state paying for the rest. The scheme is expected to...