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Old 05-23-2014, 03:54 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by 6charlong View Post
Aren't they? I'm thinking of the recent laws passed in the French Parliament, the one they intended to inhibit the spread of ebooks in order to preserve the culture of small bookstalls. Here, something like that causes an outcry against government interference with the markets.

It seems to me that there is a clearly different attitude toward cultural artifacts between the US and Europe.
You quote France as an example, then draw a general conclusion about Europe. Obviously that does not follow. Maybe you don't know Europe very well? The French govt.'s attitude to literature and culture is unique in Europe.
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