In a move that breaks with the general policy of the European Union on the transfer of the service, the Italian Government intends to expand television broadcasting regulations to the websites that host the videos, which will hold YouTube (www.youtube . com) responsible for all content uploaded to your site.

Communications Deputy Minister of Italy Paolo Romani told reporters that web publishers who use copyrighted material are guilty of using that to monetize content, making no less guilty of unlawful display of the television broadcasters. New draft decree establishing the rules could be introduced as soon as this month, and would require YouTube to need a TV license to operate legally in Italy, and would have to follow the same rules and regulations, the traditional broadcasters.

Notable blogger Chris Pirillo, who has broken the “Top 100″ most subscribed on all channels of YouTube, said the EU adopted a directive on electronic commerce in 2009, which states that the service sites are not only ” responsible for the information received “every time you provide a service to stream content.

According to a copy of the draft order seen by The Wall Street Journal, could lead to breaches of heavy fines for defamation and copyright infringement and demands.

Trade Group of the European Digital Media Association (www.europeandigitalmedia.org), whose members include Google, Yahoo, Amazon and Microsoft in the EU, has already expressed its disapproval of the proposed regulations in Italy. “Edima believes this proposal in its current form, the directive extends considerably beyond its scope and presents a significant threat to the provision of such services to Italian consumers,” the organization said in a statement, adding that these regulations “threaten the viability of introducing and significant barriers to entry” for other user generated content services in Italy.

Stefan Krawczyk Edima spokesman told the Washington Post that Italy’s decision could set a dangerous precedent. “Today is Italy, and tomorrow it could be Latvia, Greece and Denmark,” said Mr. Krawczyk.