Italian Wikipedia shuts down
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:32 pm
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44696302
The statement in German (video):
https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/e ... 158298-V_v
The tweet of the EU Italy.) (Italian)
Axel Voss, a German MEP and key figure in creating the proposed law, defended it, saying the "big platforms" were behind a misinformation campaign. (underlined by me.)
"We have, at the moment, an extreme imbalance in the whole copyright system," he said.
He said that creating links "for a private purpose" was explicitly excluded from the law, which would only affect commercial use.
Mr Voss also rubbished claims of an "upload filter", saying the proposal would only affect 1%-5% of the internet.
He also said the rules would apply to "only those that actually publish copyright protected content" and earn money from it.
If the European Parliament and Council adopt the draft text, individual governments must then act to implement the directive in their national laws.
In the case of the UK, it would only become law if it comes into force before Brexit "exit day" - 29 March 2019.
The statement in German (video):
https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/e ... 158298-V_v
The tweet of the EU Italy.) (Italian)