As France works through laws to open media formats, it threatens Apple Computer and their iTunes Music Store's proprietary music format.  The law in question would require Apple to open their music format to be playable on all music players, and not just limited to the iPod.  If they fail to do so, the iTunes Music Store would be forced to close up shop in France. 

The law itself would enable people to use conversion software that would make media playable in any desired format.  Essentially it would make it a non-issue to crack Digital Rights Management (DRM) on copyrighted media.  A move in this direction is expected to see Apple choose to close its doors in France rather than open up the audio format.  This would be an understandable stance, as it could leave Apple open to massive copyright infringement if the format became open in France.