Comments on: Whinge, whinge… Get a grip! EP has no chance of controlling blogging

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:28:36 +0000

@Rick: you could (I suppose) argue that it’s a market issue. But anyway this was a non-binding report, and it was watered down to the extent that it was next to meaningless by the time the EP voted on it. I think this is buried for now.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:03:12 +0000

Even if the European Parliament had passed this, would the EU have the power to implement it?

Surely the control of blogs is well outside the remit of the EU.

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By: IanPJ

IanPJ — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:16:45 +0000

This matter is a simple one.

It has nothing to do with government, any government. We the people decide what we wish to say and to whom we wish to say it, and how we wish to say it.

Nothing to do with Government, EU, EC or any of the rest of the ‘we know what’s best for you’ brigade.

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Marianne Mikko and the Blogs - Reloaded « Kosmopolit — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:21:08 +0000

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By: Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 175

Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 175 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:05:11 +0000

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By: Bruno

Bruno — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:42:22 +0000

or even credibility