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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by fetbaffe on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @06:28PM (#17974062)
Don’t know how common it is, but it has happened

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_cash_for_influence_scan...

Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by int_19h on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:07PM (#17975649)
That's outright bribery. Lobbying usually implies that it's legal.