deuces wild Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2407359,00.html THE Government is seeking to prevent an EU directive that could extend broadcasting regulations to the internet, hitting popular video-sharing websites such as YouTube. The European Commission proposal would require websites and mobile phone services that feature video images to conform to standards laid down in Brussels. Ministers fear that the directive would hit not only successful sites such as YouTube but also amateur "video bloggers" who post material on their own sites. Personal websites would have to be licensed as a "television-like service".Viviane Reding, the Media Commissioner, argues that the purpose is simply to set minimum standards on areas such as advertising, hate speech and the protection of children.But Shaun Woodward, the Broadcasting Minister, described the draft proposal as catastrophic. He said: "Supposing you set up a website for your amateur rugby club, uploaded some images and added a link advertising your local sports shop. You would then be a supplier of moving images and need to be licensed and comply with the regulations."The draft rules, known as the Television Without Frontiers directive, extend the definition of broadcasting to cover services such as video-on-demand or mobile phone clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 There is a consistent misspelling of a word in the quoted report. At each occurrence of the word "draft" it should read "daft".However, claiming ownership (thus the ability to control) the Internet is not confined to the EU. I recall numerous attempts by the US legislature to restrict this, that and the other from appearing on the Internet.There seems to be a common problem in most ruling bodies, no matter who or where they are, in that they are unable to conceive of a world outside their own in which they have no influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Yeah but, when you look at some of the crap videos that get posted on there something needs to be done.Like this waste of space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Yeah but, when you look at some of the crap videos that get posted on there something needs to be done.Like this waste of spaceA waste of space yes, but we don't want European politicians telling us what we can see as long as it is not corrupting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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