From top: Rapporteur on copyright MEP Axel Voss celebrates in the EU parliament today; A Wired primer on Article 13
This afternoon
A directive introducing sweeping changes to copyright enforcement across Europe has been approved by the European parliament.
It will now go before EU countries and civil servants who will attempt to resolve their differences over the proposals.
The European copyright directive, voted in by 348 MEPs to 274 against, is best known for two provisions it contains: articles 11 and 13, referred to as the “link tax” and “upload filter”, respectively, by opponents.
The latter has been the main focus of campaigning. It requires websites that host user-generated content to take active measures to prevent copyrighted material from being uploaded without permission, under the penalty of being held liable for their users’ copyright infringement.
Article 11, the “link tax”, includes new requirements aimed at making companies like Google pay licensing fees to publications such as newspapers whose work gets aggregated in services like Google News…
MEPs approve sweeping changes to copyright law (The Guardian)
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Meanwhile…
Irish MEPs voting to keep the internet open and safe from the #copyright industry, rejecting upload filters and the link tax: @NChildersMEP (Ind), @LNBDublin (SF), @mattcarthy (SF), @lukeming (Ind), Martina Anderson (SF), @DianeDoddsMEP (DUP).
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Irish MEPs voting to stifle creative expression and to adopt upload filters and the link tax: @brianhayesMEP (FG), @MarianHarkin (Ind), @MaireadMcGMEP (FG), @SeanKellyMEP (FG) and @JimNicholsonMEP (UUP — suspended twitter account!).
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Irish MEPs with unrecorded #CopyrightDirective votes at this point in time: @LiadhNiRiadaMEP (SF), Brian Crowley (FF) and @DeirdreCluneMEP (FG)
— Éibhear Ó hAnluain (@eibhear) March 26, 2019
Correction:
@LiadhNiRiadaMEP voted against, @DeirdreCluneMEP voted for
— Aindriú (@AindriuB) March 26, 2019
Seems there was a fear of uploading used cartridges? Of the printer variety naturally.
Im amazed that this vote happened before the European Elections , But good to know how our MEP’s voted , Ill remember that in May.
Any breakdown in which way Irish mep’s voted?
Yeah. I’ll remember who voted for this in May too.
So if she was on the ballot sheet in front of ya
There in the polling booth
You’d vote for Mrs Dodds