BBC NEWS | Technology | EC regulation 'could stifle' net

BBC NEWS | Technology | EC regulation 'could stifle' net: "Tech lobby groups in the UK have warned that proposed changes to European TV regulation could stifle net content.
The European Commission wants to update its TV Without Frontiers directive to take account of new developments such as video-on-demand, broadcasting via broadband and podcasting.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group and trade body Intellect have branded the planned changes unworkable.
It could be an attempt to regulate the net by the backdoor, they said. "