The final text of the EU Copyright Directive has emerged from the "trilogue" committee (composed of reps from the EU Parliament, the national governments of EU member-states, and the EU presidency) and it is virtually identical to the compromise struck by the governments of France and Germany, a draft so terrible it has sparked demonstrations across Germany and a national movement to topple Germany's ruling party to punish it for its support for this proposal. The most contentious issue in the Directive is Article 13, which makes online communities, services, and platforms liable if their users post any infringing materials, even if these materials are promptly removed.
As Expected, The Eu Has Advanced The Catastrophic Copyright Directive Without Fixing Its Terrible Defects
Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
Sat, 02/23/2019 - 9:51pm
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