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April 15, 2019 03:23 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/HIe81nt-ltY/european-commission-gives-final-seal-of-approval-to-copyright-law-overhaul
European Commission Gives Final Seal of Approval To Copyright Law Overhaul
The European Commission, the European Union's executive body, has approved a long-gestating major reform to copyright law, which had already been passed by the European Parliament last month. From a report: The overhaul contains two controversial provisions that will make online platforms liable for illegal uploading of copyright-protected content on their sites, as well as force Google, Facebook and other digital companies to pay publishers for press articles they post online. "With today's agreement, we are making copyright rules fit for the digital age. Europe will now have clear rules that guarantee fair remuneration for creators, strong rights for users and responsibility for platforms," said European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, six countries -- Italy, Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Poland and the Netherlands -- voted again the reform.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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