Shift in the Digital World?

I read and interesting article today about France passing a law that could allow peer-to-peer downloading of copyrighted music and movies. This article is interesting not only because it uses the word "unfettered" in the title but also because it could drastically change the landscape of internet downloads. I for one was a big fan of the original Napster, which allowed users to download all kinds of songs free of charge, but I can definitely understand the reluctance of the music and movie industries to allow free downloads. Obviously as a frugal consumer, I hope we see this move in the direction of the users rather than the industry but I guess we'll see. Until then I'll just continue crossing my fingers and borrowing my brothers cds....