Dave Farber
2018-09-08 03:07:36 UTC
Date: September 8, 2018 at 12:00:59 GMT+9
Subject: Re: [IP] Don't Break The Internet
Google and Facebook will doubtless make a big fuss about the proposed EU copyright directive, because it would prevent them from profiting from the work of news publications and depriving them of revenue. But is it really a "link tax" or a "war on memes," as these corporations' lobbyists claim in an attempt to derail it? Many people do not think so.
Breaking Down the New EU Copyright Bill: Article 11
By Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today
If you follow copyright news at all, youâve likely heard about the proposed EU Copyright Directive. Itâs been described as everything from a â war on memesâ to the â end of all thatâs good and pure about the internet.â
But for all the directiveâs controversy, the bill passed a crucial vote last week in the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs, where the overall committee position was approved 14-9.
Whenever Iâm confronted with a controversial piece of legislation, my first step is usually to look at the source documents and draft an analysis from them. Previously Iâve done with the CLASSICS Act, the Fairness for American Small Creators Act and elements of SOPA/PIPA.
The goal is to get away from the rhetoric and understand what is in the act itself and how it will likely work. Only from there can we discuss likely impacts of the law and the positives and negatives that come with those impacts.
Unfortunately, with this act, that has proved difficult to do. While the original European Commission proposal is readily available, it is from 2016 and has undergone many revisions, especially in the most controversial sections.
Even organizations closely following the legislation, such as the EDRi, struggle to keep on top of the changes, relying upon leaks to follow the bill as it winds through the EU government. This is made more confusing by the seemingly unending drafts, edits, proposals and other changes that are being made.
However, MP Julia Reda, a staunch opponent of the reforms, has linked to a PDF Version of the Oeittinger/Voss plans, which includes the latest compromise amendments that were voted on by Committee on Legal Affairs.
As such, weâll look at that draft and analyze the two main controversial sections of the bill and what they will actually do. Today weâll look at Article 11, the âlink taxâ article and later this week weâll look at Article 13, the âinternet filterâ section.
However, before we do either, we need to take a look at how we got here....
More at
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2018/06/26/breaking-down-the-new-eu-copyright-bill-article-11/
--Brett Glass
-------------------------------------------Subject: Re: [IP] Don't Break The Internet
Google and Facebook will doubtless make a big fuss about the proposed EU copyright directive, because it would prevent them from profiting from the work of news publications and depriving them of revenue. But is it really a "link tax" or a "war on memes," as these corporations' lobbyists claim in an attempt to derail it? Many people do not think so.
Breaking Down the New EU Copyright Bill: Article 11
By Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today
If you follow copyright news at all, youâve likely heard about the proposed EU Copyright Directive. Itâs been described as everything from a â war on memesâ to the â end of all thatâs good and pure about the internet.â
But for all the directiveâs controversy, the bill passed a crucial vote last week in the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs, where the overall committee position was approved 14-9.
Whenever Iâm confronted with a controversial piece of legislation, my first step is usually to look at the source documents and draft an analysis from them. Previously Iâve done with the CLASSICS Act, the Fairness for American Small Creators Act and elements of SOPA/PIPA.
The goal is to get away from the rhetoric and understand what is in the act itself and how it will likely work. Only from there can we discuss likely impacts of the law and the positives and negatives that come with those impacts.
Unfortunately, with this act, that has proved difficult to do. While the original European Commission proposal is readily available, it is from 2016 and has undergone many revisions, especially in the most controversial sections.
Even organizations closely following the legislation, such as the EDRi, struggle to keep on top of the changes, relying upon leaks to follow the bill as it winds through the EU government. This is made more confusing by the seemingly unending drafts, edits, proposals and other changes that are being made.
However, MP Julia Reda, a staunch opponent of the reforms, has linked to a PDF Version of the Oeittinger/Voss plans, which includes the latest compromise amendments that were voted on by Committee on Legal Affairs.
As such, weâll look at that draft and analyze the two main controversial sections of the bill and what they will actually do. Today weâll look at Article 11, the âlink taxâ article and later this week weâll look at Article 13, the âinternet filterâ section.
However, before we do either, we need to take a look at how we got here....
More at
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2018/06/26/breaking-down-the-new-eu-copyright-bill-article-11/
--Brett Glass
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