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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

MEP Julia Reda has decided to try to lift the lid on the secretive copyright negotiations between the EU Parliament and the EU Council [juliareda.eu]. These negotiations started Tuesday. She goes into detail on the implications of the upload filter, "link tax", and sports ban for individuals and society in general. She takes a close look at the similarities and differences between the current positions of the Council and Parliament and breaks down what the these positions mean.

Today, the first “Trilogue” meeting is held on the EU copyright reform law infamous for its “link tax” and upload filter provisions.

In this series of closed-door meetings, the European Parliament and the Council (representing the member state governments) hammer out a final text acceptable to both institutions. It’s the last chance to make changes before the Directive gets adopted. Meetings are currently scheduled until Christmas, although whether the process will be concluded by then is up in the air.

In light of the massive public attention, I’ve decided to provide some transparency to this normally opaque process. [...]

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