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EU Copyright Directive: A dark day for internet freedom?
The controversial EU Copyright Directive has been approved by the European Parliament following a 348 to 274 vote. The EU parliament voted to adopt the reform in September of last year. The texts for the controversial articles 11 and 13 were agreed in February.
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What’s in the texts?
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In the agreed text of article 11 (now 15), the reproduction of more than single words or very short extracts of a news story would require a licence. This would cover snippets of news that appear alongside links.
Article 13 (now 17)’s finalised text will see content platforms and apps like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter requiring individual licences from rights holders in order for users to post material.
No exceptions will be made for this, meaning individuals, small companies and non-profits will be affected.
Under article 13, sites would be found directly liable for copyright infringement if infringing content uploaded by a user is found to be on it.
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