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Upload filters: history and next steps
The proposal for a new copyright Directive was originally aimed at modernising the copyright framework. However, it has fallen short of the initial expectations. Instead, the current proposal for the Directive text forces the implementation of upload filters and brings only minor improvements in other areas. In effect, the proposal could lead to unlawful restrictions […]
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Copyright: Franco-German tandem strikes dangerous deal on Article 13
On 7 February, it became publicly known that the blockade in the Council of the European Union on the highly controversial Article 13 of the Copyright Directive proposal nears an end. The details which had been on the heart of the disagreement between the Union’s most powerful member states, France and Germany, have now been […]
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What’s next for Europe’s internet censorship plan?
Existing copyright filters (like YouTube's ContentID system) are set up to block people who attract too many copyright complaints, but what about people who make false copyright claims? The platforms must be allowed to terminate access to the copyright filter system for those who repeatedly make false or inaccurate claims about which copyright works are theirs.
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Censorship Machines or citizens? EU Parliament decides on Wednesday
The best option for dealing with a bad proposal is to delete it, so this is what MEPs should be asked to vote for.
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Action Week against Upload Filters
We are in a crucial moment in the fight against upload filters. On 12 September the Plenary of the EP will be voting on new versions of the texts, and we need to make clear that upload filters have no place there.
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