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Re:The EU's Link Tax Will Kill Open Access and Creative Comm... by josefx on Monday October 29, 2018 @09:05AM (#18327155)
> they work to save a dying industry (most news outlets are running on public subventions)

In my home country you could trace most news outlets back to a few big players and those tend to be in the top 100 rich people of the country. If they are getting public subventions I would see it more as a way for politicians to keep the coverage positive.

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Re:The EU's Link Tax Will Kill Open Access and Creative Comm... by sonnyblarney on Monday October 29, 2018 @02:40PM (#18330005)
This is a great point.

I think there is an earnest attempt to save journalism overall ... but also consider that European industries are static, and especially the press are owned by old, rich families who have considerable influence.

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