http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4828296.stm(sorry if repost, may have been on the dead one)
MPs backed a draft law to force Apple, Sony and Microsoft to share their proprietary copy-protection systems by 296 to 193 votes.
The French bill would let music fans download music to their iPods from services other than iTunes or to rival players from the French iTunes store.
It could force Apple into choosing between making its service compatible with rival players or shutting down its online store in France.
Hopefully this will then go Eu then Global. It would be very nice if you can choose where you buy your online music for any media device, it would force them to have a price war for the customers which should be the case. It may even see ipods with firmware updates to be able to play wmv and such.
