France Considers Anti-DRM iPod Law

France is contemplating legislation designed to to force compatibility between digital songs and the different machines that play them. Known colloquially as the iPod bill, it is opposed by Apple, the Business Software Alliance, and others who refer to it as state-sponsored piracy. Two versions of the bill have already passed France’s Senate and National Assembly. Under the proposed law companies could have to reveal trade secrets of their software so that their songs can play on competitors’ devices