re European Parliament votes to block copyright reform

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Dan Gillmor <dan () gillmor com>
> Date: July 6, 2018 at 3:55:42 AM GMT+9
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
>
> Calling this "copyright reform" is a loaded way to describe a process
> that would almost total give control to Big Media. While it's plainly
> designed to punish Google and Facebook, they're about the only companies
> that are big enough to comply, so it would entrench them even further.
>
> The most egregious line in this piece says that opponents rules that
> would eviscerate the open Internet are "anti-copyright" -- an outright
> lie for all but a small number of people who consider this law an
> abomination.
>
> Politico needs better reporting and editing.
>
> > On 07/05/2018 06:30 AM, Dave Farber wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > *From:* Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org
> > > <mailto:rforno () infowarrior org>>
> > > *Date:* July 5, 2018 at 9:09:48 PM GMT+9
> > > *To:* Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org
> > > <mailto:infowarrior () attrition org>>
> > > *Cc:* Dave Farber <dave () farber net <mailto:dave () farber net>>
> > > *Subject:* *European Parliament votes to block copyright reform*
> > >
> > > European Parliament votes to block copyright reform
> > >
> > > Google, Facebook and other big firms argued that the text would stifle
> > > creativity and content-sharing online.
> > >
> > > By Joanna Plucinska
> > >
> > > 7/5/18, 12:15 PM CET
> > >
> > > Updated 7/5/18, 1:49 PM CET
> > >
> > > https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-votes-to-block-copyright-reform/
> > >
> > > The European Parliament voted Thursday to reject a sweeping reform of
> > > copyright rules for the internet age, reopening debate on a
> > > controversial bill that sets Big Tech against publishers and media
> > > companies.
> > >
> > > The rejected bill, which aimed to beef up enforcement of copyright
> > > rules online, will now be sent back to Parliament for further
> > > discussion, and all 751 European lawmakers will be able to submit
> > > fresh amendments to the text.
> > >
> > > After nearly two years of debate, the rare move to reject a bill
> > > already approved by a Parliament committee — usually enough to send
> > > the bill on — showed just how much was at stake.
> > >
> > > If passed in their current form, the new rules would have forced
> > > companies like Google and Facebook to monitor their platforms much
> > > more closely for copyright infringements, and hand more power to
> > > license-holders ranging from publishers to media companies and record
> > > labels.
> > >
> > > The rejection marks a defeat for the latter group, which had hoped
> > > that tougher copyright rules would strengthen their hand in
> > > negotiations with the platforms, wring more revenue from online
> > > content and empower creatives online.
> > >
> > > Both sides waged fierce lobbying campaigns in the days ahead of the vote.
> > >
> > > Former Beatle Paul McCartney weighed in this week with an impassioned
> > > letter defending the reform, while the other side roped in British
> > > comedian Stephen Fry as well as hiring vehicles to drive around
> > > Brussels warning about dire consequences for internet freedom if the
> > > reform passed in its current form.
> > >
> > > The anti-copyright campaign argued that tougher enforcement of
> > > copyright rules would “kill” the internet as we know it, notably by
> > > banning “memes” — an allegation forcefully rejected by the other side,
> > > which pointed out that parody content was protected by pre-existing laws.
> > >
> > > In the end, the advantage tipped to the anti-copyright camp. Invoking
> > > a special Parliament procedure, opponents such as German Green MEP
> > > Julia Reda gathered 76 allies to call a vote on whether to approve the
> > > mandate of Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, which had earlier
> > > approved the bill.
> > >
> > > The procedure, known as 69c, rarely succeeds, as it requires a simple
> > > majority in Parliament to overturn the mandate. In this case, after
> > > feverish lobbying and some last-minute about-faces — notably among
> > > German conservatives — the attempt succeeded, sending the bill back to
> > > the drawing board.
> > >
> > > The vote was close, with 278 in favor, 318 against and 31 abstentions.
> > >
> > > The anti-copyright camp won this round, but the war is not over.
> > > Lobbying is set to intensify once again, as debates resume on one of
> > > Europe’s most intensely watched legislative files.
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