EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
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Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#2They are supposedly aimed at Google and Facebook but have enough range to burn most of other services in the European Internet in the process.
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#3This is sad and disgusting, our speech is being limited completely unfairly and without our consent and we're being told that it's a good thing.
The fact that they're trying to package it as some sort of well-deserved revenge against silicon valley big tech is just tasteless. The EU's big gripe against these companies is their tax situation, if they really wanted to change that then they'd be looking into a unified approach to taxing companies within the EU borders, not hitting the final nail into the coffin of fair use in Europe.
I really envy the US for its constitution sometimes.
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#4Huh? If anything, the reform codifies systems like Content ID and makes it horribly expensive to compete with Google and Facebook. And all that to cater to US copyright industry - a fine example of EU shooting itself in the foot.
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#5I have been searching for this but couldn't find any answer, let's say a company has a generic public platform where people can upload text, images, videos, audio, ... how are they supposed to be able to check for copyright infringment against every single upload?
I know that Youtube has its own content id system, but for anyone without YT's resouces, is ther any 3rd party service to which you can pass content and get back a yes/no answer to "anyone copyrighted this thing?", if yes, what are the costs? the effectiveness?
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#6The final vote hasn't happened yet as stated in the article. If you're an EU citizen there's still time to contact your representatives to ensure they understand the many issues with Article 11 (the link tax, though now it is now more akin to a publisher controlled fee for showing snippets of articles) and Article 13 (the copyright upload filter).
I've already e-mailed my representatives and have gotten responses stating that they will not support Article 11 or Article 13 in the upcoming vote (and they have in previous votes voted against this reform).
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#7I have been searching for this but couldn't find any answer, let's say a company has a generic public platform where people can upload text, images, videos, audio, ... how are they supposed to be able to check for copyright infringment against every single upload? I know that Youtube has its own content id system, but for anyone without YT's resouces, is ther any 3rd party service to which you can pass content and ge…
> how are they supposed to be able to check for copyright infringment against every single upload?
They aren't. You can't. I'm not sure if this is an oversight, or deliberate -- the law was written by lots of people, so the truth is probably in-between -- but your best bet is to avoid the EU, or stick to major hosting providers like YouTube.
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#8Let’s be optimistic.
This will severely impact social media. It will be censored like never before, and attacking opponents by “reporting” their posts will be more effective than ever. Trolls will have a EU-sanctioned field-day.
And what real users are going to bother staying on a platform like that?
Maybe this will revitalize hosting of personal websites where there’s no “platform” to censor your free speech?
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#9Create. Produce original content. Keep the copyright. Don't consume canned content.
Re: EU Countries Back Copyright Reforms Aimed at Google, Facebook
#10The final vote hasn't happened yet as stated in the article. If you're an EU citizen there's still time to contact your representatives to ensure they understand the many issues with Article 11 (the link tax, though now it is now more akin to a publisher controlled fee for showing snippets of articles) and Article 13 (the copyright upload filter). I've already e-mailed my representatives and have gotten responses sta…
May I ask which country you are from?