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The EU's Dodgy Article 13 Copyright Directive has Been Rejected

posted by martyb on Friday July 06 2018, @07:15AM   
from the Don't-let-your-Memes-be-Dreams dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The European Parliament has voted against a controversial proposed new copyright law that critics warned could imperil a free and open internet. The Copyright Directive, which contained the particularly concerning Article 13, was rejected by 318 votes to 278, with 31 abstentions. The EU's proposed copyright reforms will now be debated again in September, giving policymakers more time to discuss and refine the crucial dossier.

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales told the BBC he hoped that the music industry could find a way to compromise before the September debate.

Don't think about filtering everything everyone uploads to the internet. Instead, he added, they should look to renegotiating deals with platforms such as YouTube to get "fairer remuneration".

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Original Submission

• Re:Like our own judicial and legislative branches (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 06 2018, @10:37AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 06 2018, @10:37AM (#703439)

  The ideal outcome would probably be to strike clauses 11 and 13

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