05-31-2018, 10:15 PM | #1 |
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Ancillary copyright push in the EU government
Just when you thought it was safe from copyright craziness. . .
Making the "Link Tax" for all links in the EU under consideration. https://openmedia.org/en/what-heck-a...ll-it-link-tax For those who would rather watch. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXOfq3AB8s&t=4s Current status: https://www.communia-association.org...-remains-mess/ Time to man the barricades again! Last edited by Greg Anos; 05-31-2018 at 10:23 PM. |
06-01-2018, 02:22 AM | #2 |
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So if passed, this proposed law would have the effect of shutting down the Deals forum...
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06-01-2018, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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How about all embedding links to the EU? How about shutting down access to MobileRead to the EU, because of copyrighted pictures?
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06-01-2018, 11:25 AM | #4 |
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06-02-2018, 12:01 PM | #5 |
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Websites move all the time.
And not all Europe is in the EU. |
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07-05-2018, 09:24 AM | #6 |
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European Parliament rejected current copyright proposal. Sent for full reconsideration & debate in September
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a8432486.html |
07-05-2018, 09:28 AM | #7 |
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The lobbing groups will just hope the resistance fades by September. I begin to despair of the fight against copyright maximalism.
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07-05-2018, 10:30 AM | #8 |
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