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[ NNSquad ] Re: Italy government fast-tracking efforts to muzzle YouTube and others
The damages request by mediaset of 500 M was filed in july 2008 (here just a newspapers link: http://is.gd/6PNt4 http://is.gd/6PO13 a google search on "youtube 500 millions mediaset" this is some 17 months before what reported by AP: The draft was written in mid-December, just around the same time the media empire founded by Berlusconi announced it was seeking at least euro500 million (US$779 million) in damages against YouTube Even according to the draft (hearings of all major interested associations and companies are being held in these days, Google is scheduled next tuesday), Youtube is not subject to italian jurisdiction, given their operations are based in ireland and the draft poses limits only to - commercial entities which - deliver video non occasionally over the web and - make a choice of the content to be delivered and - compete with traditional TV and - have their main office or major operations in italy serious fact checking, as they call it.. ciao, s. Lauren Weinstein wrote: > Italy government fast-tracking efforts to muzzle YouTube and others > > http://bit.ly/5rHwMM (AP) > > --Lauren-- > NNSquad Moderator -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it