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posted by martyb on Friday January 11 2019, @04:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the triskaidekaphobia? dept.

MEP [Member of European Parliament] Julia Reda provides an update on the EU Copyright Directive which is in the final drafting stages. The whole text will be finalized January 21st but the infamous Article 13 is already set and Internet platforms will be made directly liable for any copyright infringements their users commit, should the final text be voted in.

What remains in the drafting stage in regards to Article 13 is to decide exactly which lengths will platforms need to go to and just how much they will need to restrict our ability to post and share content online in order to avoid or limit their liability.


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday January 11 2019, @04:31PM (5 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Friday January 11 2019, @04:31PM (#785095) Homepage Journal

    I think we'll probably just ignore it here. I'm not aware of any treaties that would require us to follow that law even if we're required to honor EU copyrights. If they want to blackhole our site on their end, that's fine, but I for one am not going to put any effort into forwarding the cause of idiocy unless I have no other choice.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @04:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @04:34PM (#785098)

    But i could copy/paste subtitles here! OOOOoooooo

  • (Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @07:37PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 11 2019, @07:37PM (#785183)

    I've read your political posts. You freely put effort into forwarding the cause of idiocy on a regular basis.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 12 2019, @07:11AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 12 2019, @07:11AM (#785425)

    But then beware of travelling anywhere in EU.