Italian state moves to kill the blogosphere

The nation which bought us Benito Mussolini, the Catholic Church, the Roman Empire and other freedom loving institutions is trying to introduce some of the strictest Internet gagging laws outside China.
http://www.beppegrillo.it/eng/2007/10/the_leviprodi_law_and_the_end.html
Ricardo Franco Levi, Prodi’s right hand man, undersecretary to the President of the Council, allegedly drafted the bill to put a stopper in the mouth of the Internet. The draft law was approved by the Council of Ministers on 12 October. No Minister dissociated themselves from it. On gagging information, very quietly, they are all in agreement.
The Levi-Prodi law lays out that anyone with a blog or a website has to register it with the ROC, a register of the Communications Authority, produce certificates, pay a tax, even if they provide information without any intention to make money.
Blogs are being born every second, anyone can start one without a problem and they can write their thoughts, publish photos and videos.
In fact, the route proposed by Levi limits access to the Internet.
What young person is going to submit to all these hoops to do a blog?
the Levi-Prodi law obliges anyone who has a website or a blog to get a publishing company and to have a journalist who is on the register of professionals as the responsible director.
99% would close down....