Death of internet? EU endorses killer copyright overhaul
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(Worthy News) – Representatives of European Union governments have voted in favor of a plan in the EU Parliament to rewrite copyright rules, which critics say would effectively kill the Web there.
But the final few steps to implement the measure face strong opposition.
A key issue is a demand for a link tax, which would require any company linking to another source, a news site for example, to pay for that link. [ Source: World Net Daily (Read More…) ]
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