Italian Government Declares War on YouTube
Italy is one of the last countries to join the information age, and the half of its population that has never used a computer insist that it's not in their culture. With infrastructure improving and users on the rise, long-standing Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has proposed strict regulation that may not be acting in the interest of the end user. The red tape is designed to protect broadcasters and copywrite holders, but its requirement of official approval for any video clip to be uploaded is not only impractical, but patently ridiculous. Berlusconi himself is the owner of several broadcast and digital television networks, and this draconian decree should be viewed as a media baron protecting his own assets at the expense of freedom of expression. Although Italian protesters are asking President Obama to step in on their behalf, net neutrality is a complex issue that demands careful consideration and international consensus. Maybe the Swiss would have some ideas?
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