BBC: “Disastrous” Copyright Bill Vote Approved by European Parliament Committee

From the BBC:

A committee of MEPs has voted to accept major changes to European copyright law, which experts say could change the nature of the internet.

They voted to approve the controversial Article 13, which critics warn could put an end to memes, remixes and other user-generated content.
Article 11, requiring online platforms to pay publishers a fee if they link to their news content, was also approved.
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After the vote, US not-for-profit organisation Creative Commons, which aims to make more content free for others to share, called it a “dark day for the open web”.

Read the Complete BBC Report
See Also: Meeting Agenda and Documents
Statement From Creative Comments

.@EP_Legal has adopted both Article 11 (#linktax) and Article 13 (#CensorshipMachines). It’s a dark day for the open web, but the fight will continue in the upcoming plenary vote in the European Parliament. #SaveYourInternet #SaveTheLink #FixCopyright

— Creative Commons (@creativecommons) June 20, 2018

Background
Explanatory Proposal Memo (via EU-LEX)

70+ Internet Luminaries Ring the Alarm on EU Copyright Filtering Proposal (via EFF)

New EU Copyright Filtering Law Threatens The Internet As We Knew It (via The Verge)

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