The dvd case seen from a Uniform Commercial Code perspective: http://lwn.net/2000/features/ncm-dvd.phtml
And some fun stuff here (predictions for year 2000) : http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/04/predictions/index.html
(there is no french news in english service on Le Monde, only a link to an associated press related service.)
Jean Christophe Helary