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Article 13

So what happened?

The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee adopted the draft Copyright Directive on 20 June, paving the way for a vote in plenary session on 4 July. Now it is up to all MEPs to decide against the anti-freedom bill. Time is running out!

Dictatorship of error-prone algorithms

Upload filters on sites like Youtube, Facebook etc. have one thing in common: They will never work as accurate as a real human. As a consequence, copyrighted content that is used under fair use laws, gets deleted. This "tendancy" could be abused to filter content that's not in line with the companies values and interests.

No more links

In the future, press publishers will be required to bill for any links someone makes to their content. News portals are thus nullified. No to the link tax!

No more memes

The upload filters also mean the death of the meme culture. Copyrighted material under the terms of free use can no longer be distributed without paid licenses. Save our meme culture!

Hear what others are saying

This censoring could flip the cultural norms of the internet, as we know them, upside-down. Upload-blocks in combination with error-prone algorithms potentially means that even something as simple as posting links, could soon become a problem. This will be patently obvious on sites like Twitter, Facebook, 9GAG etc. To be precise - all your favorite websites. Because Article 11 and 13 would mean that links or citations could be redacted, or stopped from being uploaded in the first place.

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  • Ana Miranda | Spain

    Bloque Nacionalista Galego

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45628

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75628

    @anamirandapaz

  • Angel Dzahmbazki | Bulgaria

    VMRO

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45697

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75697

    @djambazki

  • Angelika Niebler | Germany

    Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45390

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75390

    @ANiebler

  • Antanas Guoga | Lithuania

    Independent

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45522

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75522

    @TonyGuoga

  • António Marinho e Pinto | Portugal

    Partido Democrático Republicano

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45403

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75403

    @marinhoepinto

  • Axel Voss | Germany

    Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45302

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75302

    @AxelVossMdEP

  • Brian Crowley | Ireland

    Fianna Fáil Party

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45751

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75751

  • Daniel Buda | Romania

    Partidul Naţional Liberal

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45110

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75110

    @MEPDanielBuda

  • Emil Radev | Bulgaria

    Граждани за европейско развитие на България (ГЕРБ)

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45189

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75189

    @Emil_Radev

  • Enrico Gasbarra | Italy

    Partito Democratico

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45421

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75421

    @enricogasbarra

  • Evelyn Regner | Austria

    Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45476

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75476

    @Evelyn_Regner

  • Evelyne Gebhardt | Germany

    Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45466

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75466

    @egebhardtMdEP

  • Francis Zammit Dimech | Malta

    Partit Nazzjonalista

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45835

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75835

    @FrancisZD

  • Geoffroy Didier | France

    Les Républicains

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45120

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75120

    @GeoffroyDidier

  • Heidi Hautala | Finland

    Vihreä liitto

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45518

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75518

    @HeidiHautala

  • Isabella Adinolfi | Italy

    Movimento 5 Stelle

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45714

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75714

    @Isa_Adinolfi

  • Jane Collins | United Kingdom

    UK Independence Party

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45104

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75104

    @jane_collinsmep

  • Jens Rohde | Denmark

    Det Radikale Venstre

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45569

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75569

    @rohde_jens

  • Joëlle Bergeron | France

    Sans étiquette

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45295

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75295

    @Jbergeronmep

  • József Szájer | Hungary

    Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség- Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45871

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75871

  • Julia Reda | Germany

    Piratenpartei Deutschland

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45732

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75732

    @Senficon

  • Jytte Guteland | Sweden

    Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45694

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75694

    @JytteGuteland

  • Kosma Złotowski | Poland

    Prawo i Sprawiedliwość

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45775

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75775

    @KosmaZlotowski

  • Kostas Chrysogonos | Greece

    Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45405

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75405

    @Chrysogonos_K

  • Laura Ferrara | Italy

    Movimento 5 Stelle

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45410

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75410

    @LFerraraM5S

  • Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg | Poland

    Bezpartyjna

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45809

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75809

    @lidiageringer

  • Luis de Grandes Pascual | Spain

    Partido Popular

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45512

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75512

  • Mady Delvaux | Luxemburg

    Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45136

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75136

    @mady_delvaux

  • Marie-Christine Boutonnet | France

    Front national

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45602

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75602

    @MCBoutonnetFN

  • Mario Borghezio | Italy

    Lega Nord

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45704

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75704

  • Mary Honeyball | United Kingdom

    Labour Party

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45209

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75209

    @maryhoneyball

  • Max Andersson | Sweden

    Miljöpartiet de gröna

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45457

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75457

    @MaxAndersson

  • Pascal Durand | France

    Europe Écologie

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45161

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75161

    @PDurandOfficiel

  • Pavel Svoboda | Czech Republic

    Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45303

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75303

    @1PavelSvoboda

  • Rainer Wieland | Germany

    Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 47545

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75545

  • Răzvan Popa | Romania

    Partidul Social Democrat

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45679

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75679

  • Rosa Estaràs Ferragut | Spain

    Partido Popular

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45163

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75163

  • Sajjad Karim | United Kingdom

    Conservative Party

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45640

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75640

    @SHKMEP

  • Sergio Gaetano Cofferati | Italy

    Partito Democratico

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45476

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75476

    @Cofferati

  • Stanisław Żółtek | Poland

    Kongres Nowej Prawicy

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45603

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75603

  • Stefano Maullu | Italy

    Forza Italia

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45219

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75219

    @stefanomaullu

  • Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann | Germany

    Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45788

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75788

    @KaufmannSylvia

  • Tadeusz Zwiefka | Poland

    Platforma Obywatelska

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45258

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75258

    @TadeuszZwiefka

  • Tiemo Wölken | Germany

    Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45431

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75431

    @woelken

  • Viktor Uspaskirch | Lithuania

    Darbo partija

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45339

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75339

    @ViktorUspaskich

  • Virginie Rozière | France

    Parti radical de gauche

    Brussels: +32(0)2 28 45408

    Strasbourg: +33(0)3 88 1 75408

    @VRoziere

Article 13 in detail

Article 13 requires in practice that almost all internet platforms install a "filter robot" which automatically checks all uploaded content. This unduly restricts freedom of expression before it can be used. Content censorship decision is left to error-prone and oversensitive algorithms (programmed to "play it safe" and erase anything that creates a risk for the platform in case of doubt).

Article 11 in detail

In ancillary copyright law (Article 11), it is stipulated that the content of certain information providers will in future be subject to specific media law. This means that already quoted texts could be declared a copyright infringement.
A large part of the providers of news on the net will be affected by this, since the use of external links will be restricted or paid.

Article 11 not only affects the internet

Research and progress are also suffering from Article 11. In the future, users, such as independent researchers, journalists, individuals and various companies, will be denied text and data mining. This has a slowing effect on various discoveries of public interest.

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