So, essentially, this is an article almost directly designed to bop Google (who currently holds the kind of leading market position that the EU sees as incredibly problematic because it kind of goes against everything the EU stands for) on the nose. This right gives press publishers the right to demand compensation when snippets of their content are displayed on other web pages. “Article 11 will completely restrict the use of links”Īrticle 11, AKA what is being referred to as the link tax, essentially implements what we call the ancillary copyright of press publishers. As such, it will be years before we actually see any binding legislation as a result of this directive, and how member states choose to implement it will vary on the state in question.Ģ.
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This is a directive, meaning (unlike, say, the the last thing to bring my work onto my tumblr, the fucking GDPR) that it leaves the goals of the directive open to somewhat free implementation by member states, as long as the basic goals of the directive are met on time. “This will destroy the internet in two weeks”
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So, for any of my followers having anxiety about this, let me soothe your worries and address them point by point.ġ. They have the kind of press pull that very easily leads to this kind of panic. I don’t blame you for doing so - the vast majority of this is being started by the people this will hit hardest, AKA big corporate giants such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Instead, what’s being spread around amounts to fearmongering. Please stop being sensationalist. There are many legitimate criticisms of this directive, but these are not the criticisms I am seeing being spread around. Once again, as I have stated before when I’ve weighed in on something, I am not a lawyer (yet). I am seeing this circling my dashboard (yet again) and I would like to say a few things about it. Hey, guys! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood law student! Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP: Also, sign and share this petition: We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet. What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.
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There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.
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And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture.
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These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles. On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet.