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EU Parliament OKs copyright rules that could be ‘catastrophic’ for Net .
News:
- The EU parliament has approved new copyright rules which include stringent new automated checks for content before being posted on online platforms.
Important Facts:
- EU parliament bought controversial rules, known as Articles 11 and 13.
- Article 11 introduces a “link tax” which means that companies like Google and Facebook may have to pay news organisations to use their headlines on their sites.
- Articles 13 provides for filtering the public posts on technology platforms and check for copyright infringement.
- The new directives exempts the smallest tech companies.
- Wikipedia and open source software platforms would not be affected.
- Positive implications of new rules:
- It will better protect the rights of the authors and creators.
- Automated filters could identify copyrighted material.
- Media companies and publishers say the changes would help them get paid for their work.
- New rules would force internet giants like Google and Facebook to share more revenues with European media, publishers and other content creators.
- 8. Negative implications of new rules:
- The legitimate content will be removed from websites accidently by automated filters.
- Perfectly legal content like parodies and memes based on existing songs or movies can also be banned.
- Some musicians have argued that new rules could actually hurt their industry, by stifling the ability to collaborate with young artists.
- Rules are too hard to put into effect and might lead to greater control over internet.
- It would undermine free expression online and access to information.
- The cost and reliability of automated filters is also doubtful.