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posted by takyon on Tuesday March 26 2019, @07:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the show's-over-folks dept.

Europe's Controversial Overhaul of Online Copyright Receives Final Approval:

Articles 11 and 13 both approved by European politicians.

The European Union has given its final approval to the Copyright Directive, a controversial package of legislation designed to update copyright law in Europe for the online age.

Members of the European Parliament voted 348 in favor of the law, 274 against.

For advocates of the legislation, the directive will balance the playing field between US tech giants and European content creators, giving copyright holders more power over how big internet platforms distribute their content. But critics say the law is vague and poorly thought-out, and will restrict how content is shared online, stifling free speech in the process.

Politicians have been debating the legislation for more than two years now, with fierce lobbying from both tech giants and copyright holders pushing the argument back and forth. Despite some setbacks, though, the most controversial clauses of the Copyright Directive have remained intact, and were approved today with only minor changes.

Julia Reda, an MEP from Germany's Pirate Party, said the passing of the law marked "a dark day for internet freedom."

What changes, if any, will this cause where you work?

Previously: EU Copyright Directive Vote Set for Tuesday


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:10PM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:10PM (#820274) Journal

    They probably have assets in the EU that they can't afford to lose. That problem can be corrected in some cases.

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  • (Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:26PM (1 child)

    by opinionated_science (4031) on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:26PM (#820283)

    that may be true in the short term - but I'll wager that there are some very smart folks writing a pile of $SCRIPTS to basically isolate country by country.

    Having said that, imagine having to get your news (i.e. $MEDIA) from a torrent or TOR?

    The idiots in govt don't understand technology.

    They do understand that controlling the means of communication and dissemination of information - controls the population.

    That's why the 1776 Declaration of independence is such a pivotal event, and creation of the US constitution.

    Every day the government's of the world (*including* the US govt!!!) show why the USC remains an amazing document.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:50PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 26 2019, @08:50PM (#820303)

      USC? I heard was quite a scandal with those guys. Something about desperate Bedford wives and their sprouts...