France's 'Culture Tax' Could Hit YouTube and Facebook

Posted by timothy on Friday December 27, 2013 @08:37PM from the culture-of-collection dept.

PolygamousRanchKid writes with this excerpt from BusinessWeek: "Should YouTube subsidize le cinéma français? France's audiovisual r.egulator thinks so. In a report this week, the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) says that video-sharing websites should be subject to a tax that helps finance the production of French films and TV shows. ... Although the CSA report says that videos posted online by private individuals should not be subject to taxation, it contends that video-sharing sites increasingly have become 'professional' content providers. ... Separately, France is considering a tax on smartphones, tablets, and other devices as another source of revenue for cultural subsidies. The proposed tax would raise an estimated €86 million annually that would be used to finance the 'cultural industries' digital transition,' France's Culture Ministry said at the time."

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Re:There are more french film than you would think by JustOK · 2013-12-27 23:07 · Score: 3, Funny

It lost something when they created the TV series.

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Re: Well... by TheRaven64 · 2013-12-27 23:58 · Score: 2, Funny

American cheese usually doesn't, that's why it tastes of plastic.

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Re:Not Culture by khallow · 2013-12-28 03:24 · Score: 3, Funny

Uwe Boll's financial success
That settles it right there. If France doesn't subsidize culture, then they'll face the dreaded Uwe Boll gap. Can't let Germans win the culture war!