About: copyright reform
Copyright rules will turn the EU into a French digital colony
Est. 4minFrance, with its strict regulations of digital markets and its industries, has been allowed to drive the oppressive changes in copyright that are now about to be European law, writes Amelia Andersdotter, a former MEP for the Swedish Pirate Party.
Protecting journalism is not synonymous with protecting the interests of big press publishers
Est. 4minThe review of the EU Copyright Directive must ensure that publishers, regardless of their size, equally benefit from this reform, writes Carlos Astiz.
Updating copyright rules for news: There’s a better way
Est. 4minThe EU Copyright directive should avoid making reforms that takes away publishers’ choices about how to distribute and make money with their content online, writes Richard Gingras.
Loopholes the size of a double-decker bus would make a mockery of the Copyright Reform
Est. 5minLawmakers must ensure that the new EU copyright directive protects press publishers and their right to assert their copyright in the digital age, argues Christian van Thillo.
Benifei: Embed blockchain in copyright reform
Est. 7minBlockchain technology can provide a win-win-win between the fight against censorship, verified traceability of digital artworks, and a fair remuneration for its creators. The copyright reform debate is a good opportunity to embed blockchain and create a better regulatory framework, argues Brando Benifei.
EU copyright directive means trouble for our startups
Est. 5minStartups in Europe can only be successful if they have solid rules in the online space. But in an attempt to limit the power of tech giants, the European Union risks hampering the next generation of European startups too, writes Lenard Koschwitz.
Europe needs more successful data mining startups
Est. 4minThe European Commission’s proposed reform on copyright is preventing young companies from using text and data mining technology with full legal certainty, warns Michal Sadowski and Michał Brzezicki.
The EU just told data mining startups to take their business elsewhere
Est. 5minStartups will be hurt by a restriction on text and data mining in the European Commission’s proposal to change EU copyright law, writes Lenard Koschwitz.
Making a bad idea worse: Commission disguises ‘Google tax’ for publishers
Est. 4minThe European Commission launched yet another consultation on copyright last month, and this one could result in a 'Google tax' for news. Europe needs to avoid that, writes Diana Cocoru.
Private copying in Spain: A slap in the face for authors
Est. 7minThe Spanish government’s decision to limit the amount of compensation payable to rightsholders is a slap in the face to authors, as well as to the culture industry, writes Fernando Carbajo Cascón.
Where is the culture in the Digital Single Market?
Est. 6minA digital pact is a good idea. But Pascal Rogard asks what is being done to foster the diversity of our cultures.