Warner, which releases music by artists including Josh Groban and Matchbox Twenty, was considered to be particularly reluctant to drop restrictions on copying.
That happened today on abortion, when Republicans agreed to drop restrictions for family planning groups that offer abortions or promote abortion rights.
The Federal Communications Commission has granted a request by AOL Time Warner to drop restrictions on adding video to its AOL instant messaging service until it allowed users to communicate with other services.
The European Commission wants Italy to drop restrictions it imposed on Électricité de France's ownership of an energy company it controls with a partner, Fiat SpA, Italy's largest manufacturer, Mr. Monti said.
A senior civilian official here has said that the United States should drop restrictions imposed almost three years ago on assistance to the Indonesian military and help restore what he called the "tarnished reputation" of this nation's army.
The assistance is limited to counter-drug operations, but the Bush administration is pushing Congress to drop restrictions so Colombia can use American helicopters and troops trained by American soldiers in direct combat with rebels.
In an apparent attempt to satisfy those groups, the administration said that, in exchange for pushing the trade deal forward, Mr. Obama would ask the South to drop restrictions on auto and beef imports; the restrictions have been particularly unpopular with unions.
American Express and Discover, having won a battle to force MasterCard and Visa to drop restrictions on member banks issuing rival cards (i.e., their cards), are going after the two associations for damages.
A South African insurer, the African Life Assurance Company, said it had dropped restrictions on burial policies for people with H.I.V. or AIDS.
"Most everybody here voted for Nafta, voted for the China agreement," he said, referring to accords that dropped restrictions on trade with Mexico, Canada and China.
