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Oh thank god I'll be able to link to Irish news websites again without fear of prosecution! http://boingboing.net/2013/01/02/newspapers-demand-to-be-paid-i.htm

• nkrisc 11y ago
  Reminds of when Spain tried something similar: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/new-study-shows-spains-google-tax-has-been-a-disaster-for-publishers/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/new-study-shows-s... However in this case I believe it centered on snippets of the news content itself, not only a link.
  • candeira 11y ago
    In Spain they illegalised links to infringing content (mostly movie/music downloads) by creating a "Commission of experts" which would rule on takedowns. The reason for this, of course, is that judges and courts were deeming hyperlinks were legal. This is El Pais singing praises: http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/05/01/inenglish/1335894807_391833.html http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/05/01/inenglish/1335894807_391... Techdirt is second-hand reporting, but fair: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120104/04252517273/spanish-government-adopts-its-own-version-sopa-sinde-law-approved.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120104/04252517273/spani... If you can read Spanish, google "Sinde-Wert jueces". This one is good: http://www.eldiario.es/zonacritica/ComisionSinde-jueces_6_169793025.html http://www.eldiario.es/zonacritica/ComisionSinde-jueces_6_16... (its author is David Bravo, a copyright lawyer who's recently been elected to Spanish Parliament, and one of the most vocal personalities on copyright in Spain).
    • nkrisc 11y ago
      Thanks for the good info. I can read Spanish, but too rusty at this point to be reading about law.