The EU's Copyright Directive is intended to provide better copyright protection for content creators, but its potential for chilling free speech is palpable
marched in the streets against its passage, but none of those efforts persuaded enough members of Parliament to vote against it.ensures the right balance between the interests of all players – users, creators, authors, press – while putting in place proportionate obligations on online platforms."One of the most controversial aspects of the EU directive is Article 13 , which puts more of a responsibility on platforms to monitor user uploads.
On the other hand, directive detractors say the cost of implementation for smaller companies could put them out of business.
Notably, a last-ditch effort to get the Article 13 provision out of the law failed by just five votes, so what this specific section ends up looking like on an individual country basis remains to be seen. In countries like Poland and Germany, this provision runs directly counter to the will of a large chunk of the citizenry — and electorate — and those concerns aren’t going to fade away just because of the EU’s recent vote.
Regarding copyright holders such as media organizations, will they be scouring sites for snippets of their stories in an attempt to bring lawsuits and otherwise extract renumeration from big and small sites alike? How long can smaller sites operate under this type of scrutiny and potential financial pressure?
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