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Written by tinfoil on Monday, 31 July 2006 16:21

Arstechnica: DADVSI, which can be loosely translated as the "law on authors' rights in the information society," was originally intended to harmonize French law with the European Copyright Directive. However, it quickly became something of a microcosm of the battle between the rights of individuals and copyright holders over what is commonly called fair use.

The most contentious aspect of the law deals with the requirement of interoperability between copyright security schemes for digital entertainment. The "iPod law" became closely associated with Apple Computer and its iTunes Music Store, and could have forced Apple to license its FairPlay DRM for competing devices and services. Not surprisingly, Apple was against this, to the point of possibly shutting down the iTMS in France. Again not surprisingly, as corporations like Apple Computer and Vivendi Universal made their displeasure known, the law was substantially altered, though the basic concept of "DRM neutrality" was not completely eradicated.

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Note to all of those who have written to point out that I am ignoring Microsoft's "Zune" ipod killer, you're right. I think it will be as user frindly as Windows 3.0-3.11 and about as stable.


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