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maracle6 t1_j9xdgm9 wrote

Reply to comment by noorbeast in The Bill C-18 Reality: Everyone Loses When the Government Mandates Payments for Links by The1stCitizenOfTheIn

Google’s currently complying with the law so I guess all is well. If they must pay to link content then they can also not pay to not link the content.

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KSRandom195 t1_j9y6i1k wrote

IIRC the law in Australia made it illegal to not link the content. You legally are required to link to it, and pay for the privilege.

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mf864 t1_ja0u9fe wrote

Which is crazy. That is lke having a law that mandates YouTube reviewers use copyrighted content from the media they are reviewing and pay for it because those reviewers are making money on the content they are reviewing.

Or even more accurate, not reviewing media you don't have permission to use copyrighted content is not allowed and you are forced to pay to review media you don't even want to review.

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