Quote from the rapporteur, Axel Voss (EPP, DE)
“This directive is an important step towards correcting a situation which has allowed a few companies to earn huge sums of money without properly remunerating the thousands of creatives and journalists whose work they depend on.
At the same time, the adopted text contains numerous provisions that will guarantee that the internet remains a space for free expression. These provisions were not in themselves necessary, because the directive will not be creating any new rights for rights holders. Yet we listened to the concerns raised and chose to doubly guarantee the freedom of expression. The ‘meme’, the ‘gif’, the ‘snippet’ are now protected more than ever before.
I am also glad that the text agreed today shelters start-ups in particular. Tomorrow’s leading companies are the start-ups of today and diversity depends on a deep pool of innovative, dynamic, young companies.
This is a directive which protects people’s living, safeguards democracy by defending a diverse media landscape, entrenches freedom of expression, and encourages start-ups and technological development. It helps make the internet ready for the future, a space which benefits everyone, not only a powerful few.”
From what I'm reading then it seems to be blown all out of proportion my misinformed people. At this stage I don't really see any issues with it, but the EU being as they are will eventually corrupt it from its original purpose to try and control the flow of information, especially around election times.
European presstitues are jumping on this whole thing because in theory it grants them automatic copyright to every line of text they write. Meaning you can't quote a newspaper article on your blog unless you're willing to pay for it
Exactly, and it prevents archiving, makes it more easy to disappear inconvenient facts into the memory hole. Rewriting history will be so much easier.
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tbh its probably a good thing, euros might stop browsing this retarded mongolian throatsinging site to fulfill their fantasies of an ethnostate and actually organise irl