European Parliament approves new copyright changes which could lead to upload filters

[nir]

The European Parliament has decided to pass new rules regarding copyright which could see a so-called link tax imposed on big tech firms such as Google and Facebook where they’ll be forced to pay publishers a fee to link to their news content. They also passed a rule that would protect artists’ content from being turned into memes, remixes and other user-generated content. Artists have welcomed the changes but opponents said that the latter rule could lead to companies deploying “crude” upload filters.

 

Julia Reda, an MEP from the Pirate Party, reported the results of the vote via Twitter. She said the parliament voted for the “link tax” 393:279, while the “upload filters” were passed 366:297. She said that the parliament “has failed to listen to citizens’ and experts’ concerns” but that a final vote will take place in January 2019, and that it will be the last chance to do anything about it.

 

Axel Voss MEP, who has been steering the law through parliament, is more positive about the measures:

“We have seen so far that many large tech companies have been exploiting works of artists and creators without properly paying them. Therefore we need to establish a fair balance between European right-holders and the online platforms.”

Google, who would be directly affected by the link tax, has come out against the decision saying that it’s bad for creators and innovators. Another tech giant, Mozilla, has also criticised the outcome because of the effect it could have on meme culture. In a statement, it said:

The fight is not over yet. Lawmakers still need to finalise the new rules, and we at Mozilla will do everything we can to achieve a modern reform that safeguards the health of the internet and promotes the rights of users. There’s simply too much at stake not to.

If the law doesn’t get blocked next year, leaders of the EU’s member states will need to sign off on the rule changes before countries have to draft local laws to put today’s decision into effect.

Source

[Dushyantsinh Chavda]

<Artists have welcomed the changes but opponents said that the latter rule could lead to companies deploying “crude” upload filters.>

 

May be the internet is being more and more shrunken and there was a beginning point of the internet! 

 

The cycle of universe of the internet :-

there is nothing, then birth of internet, internet spread all over the world (people, people not even think without internet, tragedy is they can't feels without internet! ), then time for reverse gear of internet - internet is shrunken by lots of acts, i.e. copyright acts, new (featured) EU rule, [The boss] DMCA.

And last, the end of the internet. Everybody leave from internet cause fear of (this or those) acts.

Then companies set lots of attraction for use the internet (cause they earn lots of from internet, really, huge amount!). The people use internet and then... new rule...  and then... 

This is the cycle of birth and death of internet! This is forever!

 This is not a story! 

 

[steven36]

5 hours ago, Dushyantsinh Chavda said:

<Artists have welcomed the changes but opponents said that the latter rule could lead to companies deploying “crude” upload filters.>

 

May be the internet is being more and more shrunken and there was a beginning point of the internet! 

 

The cycle of universe of the internet :-

there is nothing, then birth of internet, internet spread all over the world (people, people not even think without internet, tragedy is they can't feels without internet! ), then time for reverse gear of internet - internet is shrunken by lots of acts, i.e. copyright acts, new (featured) EU rule, [The boss] DMCA.

And last, the end of the internet. Everybody leave from internet cause fear of (this or those) acts.

Then companies set lots of attraction for use the internet (cause they earn lots of from internet, really, huge amount!). The people use internet and then... new rule...  and then... 

This is the cycle of birth and death of internet! This is forever!

 This is not a story! 

 

You want see none of it take effect or the  EU bother anyone, tell at lest 2023 ,They tired the link tax before in Germany and Spain and it was a big failure ..YouTube just blocked there users from being able to see music videos .

https://boingboing.net/2018/09/12/vichy-nerds-2.html

https://boingboing.net/2018/06/18/licensing-news.html

 

The EU has really huge problems right now with there Countries ,  there  in a existential battle for the survival of the European project.   The question is will the EU even exist in 2023 ? Voting for the MEPs  is next year . What it does prove once again that Google's  billions can't buy votes...It was another big lost for them. I dont really care i'm ready to go underground again .

[Dushyantsinh Chavda]

<What it does prove once again that Google's  billions can't buy votes...>

[steven36]

36 minutes ago, Dushyantsinh Chavda said:

<What it does prove once again that Google's  billions can't buy votes...>

I dont think thy understand these tech giants  can just turn the off switch on them and have before and must likely will block any state in the Union that adopts the bill.

 

Blocking of YouTube videos in Germany

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube_videos_in_Germany

 

Google to shut down news site in Spain over copyright fees

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-spain-news/google-to-shut-down-news-site-in-spain-over-copyright-fees-idUSKBN0JP0QM20141211

 

Talking about not learning from the past

 

And yes Google flighted hard against this .    They going go after Youtube  , Reddit and Facebook small startups are except but once you grow up to be a big boy they want you to pay the piper .   Already many News Sites  in the USA  are blocking them i guess they just want to get blocked by some more.  Sites in the EU blocked the USA after the FBI raided Medaupload . The Download sites were in Hong Kong  all shut down  out of fear and some in the EU and Russia blocked  them so what do you think will happen ? With Copyright filters in Russia they yet to shutdown any of the leading hosters yet.