Italy rules, YouTube and other video sites are like television stations, are responsible for content

There are strange Italy, where the authority of the Government communications has issued only two resolutions effectively convert YouTube and other video in television stations subject to stricter regulation - and stricter liability for content that host services policy changes. Under the new rules, any site that exercises even the smallest amount of editorial control over your content will be considered an "audiovisual service" and have to pay additional taxes, download videos within 48 hours if nobody complains of slander and - more strange all - somehow refrain from issuing "unsuitable for children" videos at certain times of the day. (We not, have no idea how that works with a video site online.) Worse, the new rules of dan creedence the notion that somehow video service providers are directly responsible for what its users post site - even if only "editorial control" exercise is automated and not supervised by actual humans. One would expect the new rules of contest Court Italian sometime soon, because it effectively impossible thing run a service of video online in the country and seem to be in opposition to rules of the EU that protect internet - service providers, and we'll see if YouTube is still available for Italian IP addresses for much longer.

AH, and if you are concerned about this kind of madness is crossed United States should chillax - are the laws that loves to hate on his side. 230 Of the Communications Decency Act section 512 of the DMCA section provide "safe harbour" for internet service providers, making it extremely hard to go after them for the actions of its users. You could recall section 512, actually - that played a role player in breaking down demand for Viacom against YouTube and Google in June. You, the DMCA and the CDA, all hanging and seeing alongside YouTube - sounds like a beautiful evening, doesn't it?



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