Copyright Directive
EU court says internet upload filters don’t violate free speech
Controversial ruling.
Senate Committee looks at updating DMCA for the modern era
It’s yet to be seen whether it will be made better or worse for creators.
New German proposals could severely hurt online news commentary and curation
The rules will mean commentators or curators will have to license the content they’re commenting on if they want to reference it.
EU wrongly says there’s no creativity without intellectual property
Apparently IP is the thing we humans have to thank for the intellectual richness of our world.
Poland files a complaint with the EU’s top court over online censorship concerns
Poland is concerned that the EU’s unpopular copyright rules will cause an increase in censorship.
The EU’s Terrorist Content Regulation law is its latest badly-thought-out disaster
Some are suggesting, at this point, the EU should perhaps leave this internet, and “build its own.”
France shoots itself in the foot, gets blocked on Twitter because of their own dumb “fake news” law
Facebook and Google are reported to have already complied with the law by updating their services in France – but not Twitter.
Article 13 and Article 11 passed – so what now?
Articles 11 and 13 of the Directive (commonly known as “the link tax” and “the upload filter”) have drawn much resistance and criticism from government officials, legal professionals, content creators, and internet users.