http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492907.stm
... so effictively, that means if you have any type of online feature for your application or within your game, you would have to apply for a license (and probably pay) - which then opens the opportunity for anti-competitive corruption; as an example, if a big company like Microsoft had influence on certain people on key decision makers, they could force new updates of FireFox to be delayed or stopped altogether, hence if you are writing software that competes with the big guys, your software could be denied a license simply because it's not within the interests of the decision maker. A bit of an extreme case, but entirely possible.
.... exactly my point.
Other amendments added to the packet of laws allow governments to decide which software can be used on the web.
... so effictively, that means if you have any type of online feature for your application or within your game, you would have to apply for a license (and probably pay) - which then opens the opportunity for anti-competitive corruption; as an example, if a big company like Microsoft had influence on certain people on key decision makers, they could force new updates of FireFox to be delayed or stopped altogether, hence if you are writing software that competes with the big guys, your software could be denied a license simply because it's not within the interests of the decision maker. A bit of an extreme case, but entirely possible.
...Skype or even Firefox might be declared illegal in Europe if they are not certified by an administrative authority
.... exactly my point.