EU COMMITTEE APPROVES NEW RULES THAT COULD 'DESTROY THE INTERNET AS WE KNOW IT'
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An EU committee has approved two new copyright rules that campaigners warn could destroy the internet as we know it.
The two controversial new rules – known as Article 11 and Article 13 – introduce wide-ranging new changes to the way the web works.
Article 13 has been criticised by campaigners who claim that it could force internet companies to "ban memes". It requires that all websites check posts against a database of copyrighted work, and remove those that are flagged.
That could mean memes – which often use images taken from films or TV shows – could be removed by websites. The system is also likely to go wrong, campaigners say, pointing to previous examples where automated systems at YouTube have taken down a variety of entirely innocent posts.
Smaller sites might not even be able to maintain such a complicated infrastructure for scanning through posts, and therefore might not be able to continue to function, activists claim. Some companies and sites have already had to shut down as a result of the EU's new GDPR data rules.
So the committee has approved Articles 11 and 13 which implement these draconian measures to enforce copyright on the internet. Now our only hope is that it doesn't make it past parliament. Please contact your MEP and let them know you won't accept this!
Not sure the EU can control what it seeks to control at a practical level.
I don't agree. They can very much fine companies heavily for not complying.
Student-council types gonna student council. They are always a solution looking for a problem.
That's a good news......copyrighted work should be removed
Your last blog post was a meme which could be removed on copyright grounds.
Your last blog post was
A meme which could be removed
On copyright grounds.
- demotruk
I'm a bot. I detect haiku.
Ming is on the ball on this issue. I've tweeted my other MEP's because I don't know where they stand.
What ???? Let us wait and see.....In my country Uganda,the government is going to tax social media use from 1st July....!!!
How absurd. Hopefully they cannot actually implement such a policy. You may have to learn to use VPN.
This is nonsense, absolutely nonsense...
Despite the call against it....
Wow Remove the memes? I think that is too extreme, basically are images for the humor that could affect other companies, thanks for the information will read full
Hi
That is indeed scary thing @demotruk. I really hope it will not make it past parliament.
ps.Just accidently bumped into your profile just to realize that we seem to share a number of interests :)
In particular that we both share a similar passion towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology :)
I will follow you closely :)
Take care, Piotr