Did not know this law existed. Does Europe have this requirement for any other industry such as manufacturing?
Not 'Europe' but the EU.... The unelected EU commission is forever coming up with ridiculous laws for stupid reasons (eg banning powerful vacuum cleaners) and then forcing it onto the citizens of all the member states who can't stop them. One of the MANY reasons why Britain voted to Leave the EU.
Your life has benefited from countless EU laws. When I ask people to name some of the crazy ones, often they can't name one or simply tout off the myths on EU laws.
The air you breathe, the labelling on your food, the protections on your food, your mortgage, your consumer rights. Just about everything you can think of that affects your everyday life. No mean feat.
On a cultural level do you understand why Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland also have certain legal protections? This percentage law is an attempt to conserve certain cultural areas.
Apple is not forced to deliver content to the EU. It can withdraw if it wishes too but if it wants to do business here there are laws to be followed.
I'm not saying all EU laws are perfect. Many laws are changed to adapt them to new ways of thinking, realities or to clarify matters but in general, most people are perfectly happy with the laws coming out of the EU.
You mean "most people" as in "most people" in countries other than the UK, because now over 60% of people in the UK want to leave the EU.
And France's Culture Minister, Franck Riester, has said that services which do not comply with such a rule would be shut down in that territory.
Screw the EU fascists!
Apple should not even bother to make Apple TV + available in that region of the world. Problem solved.
Just watch. The EU, spearheaded by France, Germany and other countries that are run like the mafia will be coming after Apple sometime in the future for not having enough "local" content, and they'll be trying to extort money or penalties from Apple again, just like they're coming after Apple for the Ireland tax money.
Apple shouldn't even bother providing certain services to the backwards and primitive censorship happy Europeans. It's more trouble than it's worth.
I was in Europe this summer, and I was glad when I set foot on American soil again.
Did not know this law existed. Does Europe have this requirement for any other industry such as manufacturing?
Not 'Europe' but the EU.... The unelected EU commission is forever coming up with ridiculous laws for stupid reasons (eg banning powerful vacuum cleaners) and then forcing it onto the citizens of all the member states who can't stop them. One of the MANY reasons why Britain voted to Leave the EU.
Your life has benefited from countless EU laws. When I ask people to name some of the crazy ones, often they can't name one or simply tout off the myths on EU laws.
The air you breathe, the labelling on your food, the protections on your food, your mortgage, your consumer rights. Just about everything you can think of that affects your everyday life. No mean feat.
On a cultural level do you understand why Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland also have certain legal protections? This percentage law is an attempt to conserve certain cultural areas.
Apple is not forced to deliver content to the EU. It can withdraw if it wishes too but if it wants to do business here there are laws to be followed.
I'm not saying all EU laws are perfect. Many laws are changed to adapt them to new ways of thinking, realities or to clarify matters but in general, most people are perfectly happy with the laws coming out of the EU.
You mean "most people" as in "most people" in countries other than the UK, because now over 60% of people in the UK want to leave the EU.
We have to be honest. It was never over 60%. Not then or now. And for the referendum there were hundreds of thousands (like me) who have permanent residence in the EU that were not allowed to vote (even though we were going to be affected more than any other British citizen) and all because of a 100%UK law. The referendum was so split that those people who were denied a vote would have probably swung things the other way.
As for 'now' there is nothing that says 'leave' would win. People were lied to and feel cheated and most of my family is in that situation except for one who is pro European, like I am.
The vacuum cleaner power requirement regulation was debunked further up. Which other EU laws are ridiculous?
I can think of some EU wide game changing legislation that has benefited everyone (bar none) like WEEE, RoHS, consumer protections, common fisheries policy etc.
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As for 'now' there is nothing that says 'leave' would win. People were lied to and feel cheated and most of my family is in that situation except for one who is pro European, like I am.
The vacuum cleaner power requirement regulation was debunked further up. Which other EU laws are ridiculous?
I can think of some EU wide game changing legislation that has benefited everyone (bar none) like WEEE, RoHS, consumer protections, common fisheries policy etc.