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From Variety:
Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union to dedicate at least 30% of their on-demand catalogs to local content are set to become enshrined in law soon.
Roberto Viola, head of the European Commission department that regulates communications networks, content and technology, said the new rules, which will also demand visibility and prominence of European product on streamers, are on track to be approved in December.
"We just need the final vote, but it's a mere formality," he told Variety at the Venice Film Festival.
Netflix, Amazon and other streamers will be required to fund TV series and films produced in Europe by commissioning content, acquiring it or paying into national film funds through a small surcharge added to their subscription fee, something which is already happening in Germany. Netflix tried unsuccessfully to fight the German surcharge in court.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday September 05 2018, @12:46PM
I lived under socialized medicine in the military long ago, and this topic is little discussed in the USA (probably intentionally via propaganda)
Under socialized medicine in the Army if you are obviously trying to get a light duty profile to skip out of a shitty NTC rotation or field exercise, you can doctor shop for awhile and maybe it'll work but you'll mostly get a big F you, change your socks and take advil and drink water is all the help you'll likely get, and not see a doc or specialist doc for months. Consider malingerers at basic training, etc. On the other hand if you get shot, you can expect helicopter medivac, infinite free trauma care, the money spigots really open wide.
The USA model was you tell your doctor what you want and they do it like an overtrained bellhop begging for a tip, whereas the socialized medicine way is much more like military health care, and seeing as less than 2% of the USA is/was in the military you can see the confusion.
The analogy is truly excellent; consider how troops bitch about everything as part of the job reqs, so naturally all you'll EVER hear about military medical care is one sided anecdotes against it; thats natural and normal, not a bug. Ditto military food, leadership, etc. Its natural and normal and a good sign if all you ever hear about socialized medicine is how much it sux. Post office and DMV are similar too. Hell, the local public library is like that, sure has a lot of people in it, given all the bitching about it you'd think it would be abandoned...