[BUSINESS] The European parliament said yes to new copyright laws.

[TheButcher]

The European parliament said yes to new copyright laws.

Read it blow.



https://variety.com/2019/music/news/eur ... 203172499/

"The European Parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to Article 13, a controversial part of a wider directive that shakes up the rules around copyright in the European Union. The new rules will have ramifications for online platforms, content owners and creators, and the general public.

The proposed new framework, now approved, has sparked widespread debate among the platforms, public, and content firms. The platforms, including YouTube and Facebook, largely objected while many creatives supported moves to ensure they are compensated for distribution of their work, and there are sufficient efforts to fight piracy.

“The directive aims to enhance rights holders’ chances, notably musicians, performers and script authors, (creatives) as well as news publishers, to negotiate better remuneration deals for the use of their works when these feature on internet platforms,” the Parliament said in notes accompanying the news that the directive has been passed.

Crucially the rules approved in Strasbourg include what was Article 13 – and was renumbered to Article 17 – that makes platforms liable for potential copyright infringement on content uploaded to their sites.

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Another controversial element was contained in Article 11, which requires users to get permission before sharing content and has been dubbed a “link tax.” The Parliament said that “hyperlinks to news articles, accompanied by ‘individual words or very short extracts,’ can be shared freely.”

It also spelled out ways to lift the burden on start-up platforms, which will not be subject to the same obligations.

“This directive is an important step towards correcting a situation which has allowed a few companies to earn huge sums of money without properly remunerating the thousands of creatives and journalists whose work they depend on,” said German politician Axel Voss who was behind the copyright rules.

He added: “It helps make the internet ready for the future, a space which benefits everyone, not only a powerful few.”

Raffaella De Santis, an associate at law firm Harbottle & Lewis, said that artists will hail the passing of the directive but there could be unintended consequences for swathes of online services.

“This outcome is unpopular with digital services and importantly, many European voters,” she said. “The key focus now will be on how the directive is implemented across the EU over the next two years, and care will need to be taken to ensure that smaller services are not disproportionately disadvantaged by measures which are in reality designed to curtail the formerly unchecked power of the tech giants.”"

[Terry]

Reading this it appears a good move. Stealing other peoples' intellectual work is not nice.

[jag]

Why is this upsetting so many in the business

[nudelinks]

Why is this upsetting so many in the business

Content thieves?

[brt22]

I am mad right now about content so have mixed feelings.

[rx_tom]

Content producers should be happy over this new set of rules

[notty]

Content producers should be happy over this new set of rules

seems about right

[razor]

How will this impact laws we pass in America, you know it will have a bearing on things to come at home.

[koster]

It's a step in the right direction

[XpressPete]

They have been making the news quite a bit this past month

[Krissy]

Not going to affect me I live and work in LA, sucks to be in Europe.

[trafficseller]

Not every oneis happy because the crooks have more to worry about now, tough shit for them.

[AlexO]

The EU is getting tight on so many aspects of the internet. Some are reasonable the rest just plain old stupid.

[chilli.domains]

On the face of it seems a good idea, is there some thing I am missing out on.

[TerryLon]

I'm okay with this