EU approves copyright rules that could kill off user-generated content

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Will this be the end of memes? EU approves copyright rules that could kill off user-generated content and 'destroy the internet as we know it'

Memes could be a thing of the past, following the European Union's approval of two adjustments to copyright law today.

Article 13 and Article 11 of the Copyright Directive have been approved by officials in Brussels in an attempt to change online copyright law.

However, the new regulations could have dire implications for meme-lovers, with websites now obligated to screen user-generated content, including text, audio, photos and video to protect copyrighted works.

Campaigners and industry leaders have condemned the changes, saying it 'could destroy the internet as we know it'.

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But the new laws could spell an end to music remixes, memes, and other user-generated content that borrows from copyrighted works.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ules-kill-memes-destroy-internet-know-it.html

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However, the new regulations could have dire implications for meme-lovers, with websites now obligated to screen user-generated content, including text, audio, photos and video to protect copyrighted works.
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Lol ! So every website will have a database of every image in the world with details of the copyright holder.

Right.
 
Alan said:
Desperate times for the EU....
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Desperate times for The Daily Mail.

blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/

A list of all the EU myths perpetuated by newspapers (Many of which by The Daily Mail and the Sun) from 1992 to 2017.


Won't hold my breath on this one either.
 
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buka001 said:
Desperate times for The Daily Mail.

blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/

A list of all the EU myths perpetuated by newspapers (Many of which by The Daily Mail and the Sun) from 1992 to 2017.


Won't hold my breath on this one either.
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Daily Telegraph?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/06/19/internet-campaigners-fight-eus-ban-memes-memes/

RT?

https://www.rt.com/news/430382-eu-copyright-law-memes/

The Guardian?

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...w-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control

BBC?

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44546620

Independent?

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...nk-tax-internet-juri-censorship-a8407566.html
 
 
buka001 said:
Desperate times for The Daily Mail.

blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/

A list of all the EU myths perpetuated by newspapers (Many of which by The Daily Mail and the Sun) from 1992 to 2017.


Won't hold my breath on this one either.
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Are you living under a rock? :erm:
 
buka001 said:
Desperate times for The Daily Mail.

blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/

A list of all the EU myths perpetuated by newspapers (Many of which by The Daily Mail and the Sun) from 1992 to 2017.


Won't hold my breath on this one either.
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You lot love to do this. Deride the Daily Mail and then we post links to other online news sources which say the exact same thing. Lol.

Educate yourself: https://capx.co/the-eus-war-on-what-makes-the-internet-great/
 
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thestaggy said:
Daily Telegraph?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/06/19/internet-campaigners-fight-eus-ban-memes-memes/

RT?

https://www.rt.com/news/430382-eu-copyright-law-memes/

The Guardian?

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...w-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control

BBC?

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44546620

Independent?

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...nk-tax-internet-juri-censorship-a8407566.html
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All sensationalist.

https://news.sky.com/story/memes-will-be-banned-under-new-eu-copyright-law-warn-campaigners-11398577

Now lets actually get into the story behind the clickbait headlines you all read.

A new copyright law from the European Union would lead to the banning of memes on the internet, campaigners are warning.
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So its a warning.

What does the directive deal with -

The copyright protections would apply to that work "whether it is made in studios or living rooms, whether it is disseminated offline or online, whether it is published via a copying machine or commercially hyperlinked on the web."

In response to the campaign, a European Commission spokesperson told Sky News: "The idea behind our copyright proposals is that people should be able to make a living from their creative ideas.

"The proposals to modernise EU copyright provisions will not harm freedom of expression on the internet.

"They take into account technological developments that have already been introduced by some of the major players and which help in two ways.
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So will memes end? No

Is this typical sensationalist EU mythology?

Yes
 
Chris_the_Brit said:
You lot love to do this. Deride the Daily Mail and then we post links to other online news sources which says the exact same thing. Lol.
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Yes deride them and any other news source for posting rubbish? Sure
 
buka001 said:
All sensationalist.

https://news.sky.com/story/memes-will-be-banned-under-new-eu-copyright-law-warn-campaigners-11398577

Now lets actually get into the story behind the clickbait headlines you all read.



So its a warning.

What does the directive deal with -



So will memes end? No

Is this typical sensationalist EU mythology?

Yes
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Re-read the headline I posted.

"Could"

In fact re-read the article. "Could" comes up multiple times.

So it's a warning.

Now what exactly are you arguing? The Daily Mail making stuff up or the fact that EU lawmakers just voted through copyright laws that could impact user created content, which includes memes?
 
thestaggy said:
Re-read the headline I posted.

"Could"

In fact re-read the article. "Could" comes up multiple times.

So it's a warning.

Now what exactly are you arguing? The Daily Mail making stuff up or the fact that EU lawmakers just voted through copyright laws that could impact user created content, which includes memes?
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I agree that the EU directive is probably going a bit far.

But will it end memes? No. Daily Mail et al are tugging on the emotions of people to drum up more anti-EU sentiment.

The directive will have more effect on people who make mash ups and such musical compilations than someone making a meme from a picture. There are no resources on the planet to stop the billions of memes created.
 
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