Europe on the wrong track with tax on hyperlinks

Protection of intellectual property is a good thing. Writers are happy with the copyright laws which protect their work. Europe wants to adjust these laws and tax the use of hyperlinks in digital content. Reason being that, just like with film and audio, the producer needs to be protected if money is made on content taxes need to be paid.
A ridiculous idea as Frederic Filloux explains on his mondaynote.com blog.
If this laws comes reality it will mean that online publishes, such as Blokboek.com can no longer offer information free-of-charge. Which spells the end of Blokboek.com and the free news gathering which our readers appreciate so much.
Hopefully the politicians will learn from the mistakes that Spain and Germany already made.