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posted by martyb on Tuesday May 28 2019, @10:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the a-program-to-push-buttons-randomly-is-a-lot-cheaper dept.

The government of Poland has filed a complaint with the European Court of Justice against coypright rules adopted in April.

"This system may result in adopting regulations that are analogous to preventive censorship, which is forbidden not only in the Polish constitution but also in the EU treaties," Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymanski told public broadcaster TVP Info.

Notably, Poland opposed the measure, and did so

despite the national newspapers running blank front pages the day before the key vote, with op-eds threatening retaliation against Polish politicians who crossed them.

The directive passed by five votes, but possibly it shouldn't have included the two most controversial provisions.

In the EU, if a Member of the Parliament presses the wrong button on a vote, they can have the record amended to show what their true intention was, but the vote is binding.

Today, the European Parliament voted to pass the whole Copyright Directive without a debate on Articles 11 and 13 by a margin of five votes.

But actually, a group of Swedish MEPs have revealed that they pressed the wrong button, and have asked to have the record corrected. They have issued a statement saying they'd intended to open a debate on amendments to the Directive so they could help vote down Articles 11 and 13.

Previous coverage
Europe's Controversial Overhaul of Online Copyright Receives Final Approval
EU Copyright Directive Vote Set for Tuesday
It Sure Sounds Like Elizabeth Warren Wants To Bring The EU Copyright Directive Stateside
Tens of thousands rally across Europe protesting EU Copyright 'Reform'
Protesters Will March Against the European Copyright Directive on the 23rd, Ahead of Final Vote


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @10:56AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @10:56AM (#848456)

    '..But actually, a group of Swedish MEPs have revealed that they pressed the wrong button, and have asked to have the record corrected.
    And how much do these Clowns get paid to perform at this poor fucking excuse for a circus?

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @11:22AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @11:22AM (#848460)

    As a matter of parliamentary procedure, it would be interesting to understand how this happened.

    No and Yes are pretty distinct options.
    The folks pushing the bill could have arranged the vote so no means yes and then told their supporters to beware.
    Then a few misvotes by the uninformed might push it over.

    The idea that you can vote one way and have it reported another is a great tool of removing accountability.
    If that is actually permitted, it seems a sign as to how far this body has gone to the dark side.

    I'm hoping to see Google timeout for the EU and a big stink and then some accountability.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @11:43AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @11:43AM (#848465)

      The English language works in very roundabout ways sometimes. Ask an inexperienced speaker:
      "Do you mind if I close the window?"
      And he might answer:
      "Yes, go ahead.", not minding at all.

    • (Score: 5, Interesting) by choose another one on Tuesday May 28 2019, @05:37PM

      by choose another one (515) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 28 2019, @05:37PM (#848573)

      It happened because the order (and numbers) of stuff they were voting on was changed at last minute and not everyone was properly briefed on the change.

      Well, that is the cock-up version, the conspiracy version is beautifully illustrated by this image:

      https://i0.wp.com/order-order.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/JUNCKER-MEME-copy.png?w=540&ssl=1 [wp.com]

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @12:05PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @12:05PM (#848470)

    Ten orders of magnitude more than their shrunken little brains deserve.
    Hello from Poland, where I pay exactly zero attention to local political clowns, while the Orange Master of Ceremonies and Chimp in Chief presides over the civilized world. Not that I pay attention to rotten bastards, anyway.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:00PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:00PM (#848484)

      Happy to see that the media have trained you to pay so much attention to our president, but perhaps you should live boldly and pay attention to whether your elected politicians are acting in your interest. The media may call you a populist, nationalist or even a nazi then, but it will be for your own good and you have a chance of influence there.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:55PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:55PM (#848496)

        Oh, was kidding. Don't pay attention to the orange one except some tonight shows for the kicks. If you paid real attention to that fucker, you'd just waste life.

  • (Score: 2) by Pax on Tuesday May 28 2019, @04:44PM

    by Pax (5056) on Tuesday May 28 2019, @04:44PM (#848553)

    "And how much do these Clowns get paid to perform at this poor fucking excuse for a circus?"
    ABOUT £120,000 PER YEAR