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French Government Wants to Tax the Internet

By DrewWilson

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It seems that the French government wants to treat the internet like a broadcaster and tax it accordingly. French media website 01net is reporting (Google translation) that the French government has passed a first reading on legislation that would put a tax on the internet. The news follows France doing everything in their power to install a 'three strike' law on file-sharers which has sparked major opposition all across Europe. The report describes the new tax where 0.9% of all the profits made by French ISPs would contribute to a public broadcasting fund.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).

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