EU takes first step in passing controversial copyright law

[Erotica 34,931]

EU takes first step in passing controversial copyright law that could ‘censor the internet’

This morning, the EU’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted in favor of the legislation, called the Copyright Directive. Although most of the directive simply updates technical language for copyright law in the age of the internet, it includes two highly controversial provisions. These are Article 11, a “link tax,” which would force online platforms like Facebook and Google to buy licenses from media companies before linking to their stories; and Article 13, an “upload filter,” which would require that everything uploaded online in the EU is checked for copyright infringement. (Think of it like YouTube’s Content ID system but for the whole internet.)

Read more:
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17482554/eu-european-union-copyright-filter-article-11-13-passes-juri-vote

 

 

I've always been EU friendly, but if they're going to pull stunts like this.. I'm not so sure anymore  

 

[Fantina 3,438]

This is the one time i thank that my country is not in the EU 

[Giorno Giovanna 3,178]

if you understand german this is pretty informative

 

[RAMROD 118,162]

And y'all Europeans were laughing and bragging that EU won't do this kind of thing on many of those Net Neutrality threads.

 

[MonsterAura 548]

SWEXIT  

[derpmonster 22,412]

17 minutes ago, ToughHooker said:

if you understand german this is pretty informative

 

A blocked out Pepe, that's always a good thing.

[ThisGuyTony 35,535]

This sounds stupid as hell.

[AbraChromatica 339]

NOo what is you doing

[Giorno Giovanna 3,178]

In short Article 13 destroys everything that's good and fun about the internet

if you want more information, here you go https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-all-thats-good-and-pure-about-the-internet-1826963763

and here http://www.alphr.com/politics/1009470/article-13-EU-what-is-it-copyright

(I'm to lazy to write a huge ass article in here when others did a better job at that already )

 

you can help and vote here https://saveyourinternet.eu , it has a tool to easily email and tweet your respective Member's of the European Parliament sorted by country (on that site you can input your country and it shows you all that are responsible for your country)

 

go and save the internet 

 

together we can do it because

 

if you don't help

 

I will personally make you go bald

 

[Mirrion Rizzons 12,825]

my internet disappeared for a brief moment when opening this thread

 

[River 129,130]

Merkel stahp

[Mirrion Rizzons 12,825]

+ done

[Giorno Giovanna 3,178]

1 minute ago, Mirrion Rizzons said:

my internet disappeared for a brief moment when opening this thread

 

 omg

don' scare me bish

[Giorno Giovanna 3,178]

4 minutes ago, Mirrion Rizzons said:

+ done

thank you hon 

[Azor Ahai 18,861]

Is it too late for grexit?