re Don't Break The Internet

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

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> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
> Date: September 8, 2018 at 12:00:59 GMT+9
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] Don't Break The Internet
>
> Dave, and everyone:
>
> Google and Facebook will doubtless make a big fuss about the proposed EU copyright directive, because it would 
> prevent them from profiting from the work of news publications and depriving them of revenue. But is it really a 
> "link tax" or a "war on memes," as these corporations' lobbyists claim in an attempt to derail it? Many people do not 
> think so. 
>
> Breaking Down the New EU Copyright Bill: Article 11
>
> By Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today
>
> If you follow copyright news at all, you’ve likely heard about the proposed EU Copyright Directive. It’s been 
> described as everything from a “ war on memes” to the “ end of all that’s good and pure about the internet.”
>
> But for all the directive’s controversy, the bill passed a crucial vote last week in the European Parliament 
> Committee on Legal Affairs, where the overall committee position was approved 14-9.
>
> Whenever I’m confronted with a controversial piece of legislation, my first step is usually to look at the source 
> documents and draft an analysis from them. Previously I’ve done with the CLASSICS Act, the Fairness for American 
> Small Creators Act and elements of SOPA/PIPA.
>
> The goal is to get away from the rhetoric and understand what is in the act itself and how it will likely work. Only 
> from there can we discuss likely impacts of the law and the positives and negatives that come with those impacts.
>
> Unfortunately, with this act, that has proved difficult to do. While the original European Commission proposal is 
> readily available, it is from 2016 and has undergone many revisions, especially in the most controversial sections.
>
> Even organizations closely following the legislation, such as the EDRi, struggle to keep on top of the changes, 
> relying upon leaks to follow the bill as it winds through the EU government. This is made more confusing by the 
> seemingly unending drafts, edits, proposals and other changes that are being made.
>
> However, MP Julia Reda, a staunch opponent of the reforms, has linked to a PDF Version of the Oeittinger/Voss plans, 
> which includes the latest compromise amendments that were voted on by Committee on Legal Affairs.
>
> As such, we’ll look at that draft and analyze the two main controversial sections of the bill and what they will 
> actually do. Today we’ll look at Article 11, the “link tax” article and later this week we’ll look at Article 13, the 
> “internet filter” section.
>
> However, before we do either, we need to take a look at how we got here....
>
> More at
>
> https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2018/06/26/breaking-down-the-new-eu-copyright-bill-article-11/ 
>
> --Brett Glass



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