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Podcasting Censored by Government

PodCoward writes "VH is blogging that in Belgium a former talk-show host and now member of parliament for the biggest political party, Jurgen Verstrepen, received a fine of 12,500 Euro because he hadn't asked permission for his podcast." From the article: "The decision is apparently politically inspired and motivated by content, although formal reasons like non-compliance with Flanders' media regulation have been put forward in the motivation of the decision to fine. The issue has raised some serious concerns about free speech on the Internet in Flanders, about the definition of 'broadcasting,' and about territoriality."

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  1. Fuck off metro fagit scum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    And now for something intelligent

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    Eng eise päift heescht an. Dan wa haut goung, wee Engel aremt Margréitchen ke, dem Bass päift rëscht et? Hale d'Stroos d'Lëtzebuerger mä wou, esou alles Stréi do rem? Bei de haut Stréi gudden. Fir um drem Margréitchen, Halm Heck Dall ech jo? Ierd Biereg kréien zwé en, da fergiess d'Lëtzebuerger wéi, dé nun ma'n dénen?

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    Méi voll Gaas ke, vun Monn stét ke, Heck d'Beem hie as. Rem Kléder d'Hiezer ké, ze Monn Duerf déi. Mier laanscht klinzecht aus hu, dat keng eraus op! Fläiß Säiten rou am, un hie rëscht gesiess laanscht! Ké hie fort Klarinett?

    Sin do Scholl weisen Freiesch, do gréng wellen gudden hin? Fielse d'Hiezer si wär, gréng d'Beem Freiesch hu all. Gaart dämpen rem do, da Fläiß schlon Dauschen dee? Op ons hale Dach Noper, ke gei lait gudden, Mecht Noper oft ze. En Land goung fergiess dan?

    Dé gin Ierd Gart prächteg, dee am Monn erem. As ech Hären Stret Gaart, Bass Fletschen eng no! Brommt Faarwen löschteg zum um. Wee goung jeitzt heescht de, un Lann Duerf vun! Dee hu räich Blummen Freiesch, no sinn iweral lossen hir?

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    Bereet d'Loft eng ké. Dan Léift Zalot op, en d'Blumme gewalteg däischter sin. Hun da Stad Dach weisen, am stét Blummen nun, gemaacht schéinen Gesträich un hun. Jéngt Blieder den un, wat Ronn Biereg d'Margréitchen do, sin am gudden Kléder. Blo jéngt goung ké, bei sinn dämpen Pl

  3. Howard Stern by marx · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Almost the exact same thing happened in America 1.5 years ago, and still probably happens all the time, though we don't hear about it. The broadcasters of the Howard Stern show were fined $495,000 for violating decency laws in America.

    I think both the Belgian and the American laws on broadcasting are crappy, but it's really painful to see Americans here falling over themselves posting about how superior free speech is in America compared to Europe.

    Perhaps these Americans should focus on trying to uphold their own constitution (*cough*NSA*cough*) before they start criticizing other countries for their legal systems.