Dave Farber
2018-07-05 21:09:00 UTC
Date: July 6, 2018 at 3:55:42 AM GMT+9
Subject: Re: [IP] European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
Calling this "copyright reform" is a loaded way to describe a process
that would almost total give control to Big Media. While it's plainly
designed to punish Google and Facebook, they're about the only companies
that are big enough to comply, so it would entrench them even further.
The most egregious line in this piece says that opponents rules that
would eviscerate the open Internet are "anti-copyright" -- an outright
lie for all but a small number of people who consider this law an
abomination.
Politico needs better reporting and editing.
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-------------------------------------------Subject: Re: [IP] European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
Calling this "copyright reform" is a loaded way to describe a process
that would almost total give control to Big Media. While it's plainly
designed to punish Google and Facebook, they're about the only companies
that are big enough to comply, so it would entrench them even further.
The most egregious line in this piece says that opponents rules that
would eviscerate the open Internet are "anti-copyright" -- an outright
lie for all but a small number of people who consider this law an
abomination.
Politico needs better reporting and editing.
*Date:* July 5, 2018 at 9:09:48 PM GMT+9
*Subject:* *European Parliament votes to block copyright reform*
European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
Google, Facebook and other big firms argued that the text would stifle
creativity and content-sharing online.
By Joanna Plucinska
7/5/18, 12:15 PM CET
Updated 7/5/18, 1:49 PM CET
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-votes-to-block-copyright-reform/
The European Parliament voted Thursday to reject a sweeping reform of
copyright rules for the internet age, reopening debate on a
controversial bill that sets Big Tech against publishers and media
companies.
The rejected bill, which aimed to beef up enforcement of copyright
rules online, will now be sent back to Parliament for further
discussion, and all 751 European lawmakers will be able to submit
fresh amendments to the text.
After nearly two years of debate, the rare move to reject a bill
already approved by a Parliament committee â usually enough to send
the bill on â showed just how much was at stake.
If passed in their current form, the new rules would have forced
companies like Google and Facebook to monitor their platforms much
more closely for copyright infringements, and hand more power to
license-holders ranging from publishers to media companies and record
labels.
The rejection marks a defeat for the latter group, which had hoped
that tougher copyright rules would strengthen their hand in
negotiations with the platforms, wring more revenue from online
content and empower creatives online.
Both sides waged fierce lobbying campaigns in the days ahead of the vote.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney weighed in this week with an impassioned
letter defending the reform, while the other side roped in British
comedian Stephen Fry as well as hiring vehicles to drive around
Brussels warning about dire consequences for internet freedom if the
reform passed in its current form.
The anti-copyright campaign argued that tougher enforcement of
copyright rules would âkillâ the internet as we know it, notably by
banning âmemesâ â an allegation forcefully rejected by the other side,
which pointed out that parody content was protected by pre-existing laws.
In the end, the advantage tipped to the anti-copyright camp. Invoking
a special Parliament procedure, opponents such as German Green MEP
Julia Reda gathered 76 allies to call a vote on whether to approve the
mandate of Parliamentâs Legal Affairs Committee, which had earlier
approved the bill.
The procedure, known as 69c, rarely succeeds, as it requires a simple
majority in Parliament to overturn the mandate. In this case, after
feverish lobbying and some last-minute about-faces â notably among
German conservatives â the attempt succeeded, sending the bill back to
the drawing board.
The vote was close, with 278 in favor, 318 against and 31 abstentions.
The anti-copyright camp won this round, but the war is not over.
Lobbying is set to intensify once again, as debates resume on one of
Europeâs most intensely watched legislative files.
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European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
Google, Facebook and other big firms argued that the text would stifle
creativity and content-sharing online.
By Joanna Plucinska
7/5/18, 12:15 PM CET
Updated 7/5/18, 1:49 PM CET
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-votes-to-block-copyright-reform/
The European Parliament voted Thursday to reject a sweeping reform of
copyright rules for the internet age, reopening debate on a
controversial bill that sets Big Tech against publishers and media
companies.
The rejected bill, which aimed to beef up enforcement of copyright
rules online, will now be sent back to Parliament for further
discussion, and all 751 European lawmakers will be able to submit
fresh amendments to the text.
After nearly two years of debate, the rare move to reject a bill
already approved by a Parliament committee â usually enough to send
the bill on â showed just how much was at stake.
If passed in their current form, the new rules would have forced
companies like Google and Facebook to monitor their platforms much
more closely for copyright infringements, and hand more power to
license-holders ranging from publishers to media companies and record
labels.
The rejection marks a defeat for the latter group, which had hoped
that tougher copyright rules would strengthen their hand in
negotiations with the platforms, wring more revenue from online
content and empower creatives online.
Both sides waged fierce lobbying campaigns in the days ahead of the vote.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney weighed in this week with an impassioned
letter defending the reform, while the other side roped in British
comedian Stephen Fry as well as hiring vehicles to drive around
Brussels warning about dire consequences for internet freedom if the
reform passed in its current form.
The anti-copyright campaign argued that tougher enforcement of
copyright rules would âkillâ the internet as we know it, notably by
banning âmemesâ â an allegation forcefully rejected by the other side,
which pointed out that parody content was protected by pre-existing laws.
In the end, the advantage tipped to the anti-copyright camp. Invoking
a special Parliament procedure, opponents such as German Green MEP
Julia Reda gathered 76 allies to call a vote on whether to approve the
mandate of Parliamentâs Legal Affairs Committee, which had earlier
approved the bill.
The procedure, known as 69c, rarely succeeds, as it requires a simple
majority in Parliament to overturn the mandate. In this case, after
feverish lobbying and some last-minute about-faces â notably among
German conservatives â the attempt succeeded, sending the bill back to
the drawing board.
The vote was close, with 278 in favor, 318 against and 31 abstentions.
The anti-copyright camp won this round, but the war is not over.
Lobbying is set to intensify once again, as debates resume on one of
Europeâs most intensely watched legislative files.
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