negotiators of the EU States and the European Parliament agreed on Wednesday in Strasbourg, has tentatively agreed to a Reform of the EU copyright law including intellectual property law.

The portals are cutouts for the Display of articles in your search results in the future, money to the publishers numbers, as the negotiators of Parliament, Axel Voss (CDU), the dpa news Agency said.

The agreement reached Wednesday must be confirmed in the coming weeks, however, the Parliament and the member States of the European Union. Because the debate is so charged, it could fail the Reform. Voices both sides, the EU countries have two years time, the new rules into national law.

heated discussions

The Copyright Reform had been proposed for 2016 by the former EU Digital Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, and to adapt copyright to the digital age. For months, there were fierce discussions.

in addition to the introduction of the Performance rights the agreement reached Wednesday takes to in article 13 may also, platforms such as YouTube more. You will have to do everything Possible to prevent copyright violations on their pages.

censorship

Protected plants feared to be licensed, therefore, before you land on the platforms – or should not be uploaded. Critics warn that the platforms were forced upload filter.

This is a type of Software, with the help of Internet platforms during the Upload can check, whether images, Videos or music are protected by copyright. Opponents criticize, Upload Filter to be error-prone and may – as a by-catch – including content such as parodies or quotations block, which are actually legal.

This was, ultimately, censorship. Companies that are younger than three years, with a turnover of less than ten million euros and five million users in the month, should be exempt from article 13.

Google pay nothing for the news

controversially, the power of protection was right. Advocates argued that platforms such as Google News currently pay no money to the publishers, although they used large quantities of your messages. Especially small publishers and news sites expressed concern, however, because they are dependent on the range.

The agreement provides that the message may display the search engines continue to be Hyperlinks, single words and short text excerpts. The Publish Headings or sentences is prohibited. (fal/sda)

Created: 13.02.2019, 22:22 PM