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French Government Urged to Tax Online Ad Revenue
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| A report commissioned by the French Minister
| of Culture FrÃdÃric Mitterrand urges the
| introduction of a tax on online advertising
| such as that carried by Google, which would be
| used to pay the creators of artistic and other
| works who lose out to online piracy.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/186185/french_government_urged_to_tax_online_ad_revenue.html?tk=rss_news
France floats Google music-and-movie tax
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| A new proposal to tax internet advertising
| revenue was among the recommendations offered
| by the government-appointed panel. Money
| raised would finance the availability of
| cultural material online and fund the
| protection of artists losing out to piracy.
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| [...]
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| Zelnick's recommendations follow the French
| government's efforts to pass its controversial
| "three strikes" law that would disconnect
| internet users repeatedly accused of illegal
| downloading. His reports also taps into fears
| of the growing influence of major internet
| companies.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/07/france_report_suggests_google_tax/
Recent:
French Pirates get 2.06% in by-election
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| France's Parti Pirate fought its first election on Sunday.
| This was a by-election to the Natonal Assembly in the 10th
| district of Yvelines. The Pirate candidate was Maxime
| Rouquet, a 23 year old student, and he got 2.06% of the
| vote.
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http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/blog/2009/sep/21/french-pirates-get-206-election/
Music industry talks break down in illegal downloading row
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| Many in the music business believe that the disunity,
| which has involved public spats between the FAC and
| artists such as Lily Allen, Abba and Muse, will derail
| Lord Mandelsonâs proposals, as the industry fails to
| present a united front.
|
| UK Music, the umbrella organisation for the whole music
| industry, has already dropped all mentions of
| disconnection from its public statements on the issue,
| in a desperate attempt to unite the industry. The
| consultation period for the plans ends in a weekâs time.
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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6841981.ece
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