Internet copyright law
The European Parliament approved a package of measures on intellectual property for the internet. The Parliament voted 348 in favor and 274 against. This internet legislation should be incorporated into the law of EU member states within two years.
What the new law provides is that social media platforms will have to find ways to prevent their users from infringing copyright. You need to get permission from the people who created a work before using it. Platforms such as Google News should pay publishers/site owners so that they can display their publications in search results. Data-driven companies and encyclopaedias such as Wikipedia will have the opportunity to use data for research and educational purposes. Companies with a turnover of less than €10 million are out of the equation. The text aims to adapt to the digital age European copyright law, which dates back to 2001, a time when YouTube, now owned by Google, did not exist.
Supporters of the reform insist that “American giants” like Google and Facebook should pay artists more fairly. Not only do these companies benefit from works they host, but also share advertisements generated from it. People are eager to support this idea because it’s beneficial for everyone.
In the other camp was the opposition to Silicon Valley, but also the supporters of internet freedom, who fear that the distribution channel will be restricted.
Member States, who will have to give their final approval to the reform, will have two years to incorporate it into their national law after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The text will therefore not enter immediately into force.
“The directive, if properly incorporated, can help preserve investigative journalistic reporting, which all indications are that it is still the best means of combating misinformation,” said Agence France-Press (AFP) president and CEO Fabrice Friss.
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Author: PC-GR
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