EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’
A comment from someone who has actually read the article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;np.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ukpolitics&#x2F;comments&#x2F;9ely8y&#x2F;why_the_whole_world_should_be_up_in_arms_about&#x2F;e5qndqn&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;np.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;ukpolitics&#x2F;comments&#x2F;9ely8y&#x2F;why_the_w...</a><p>For example:<p><i>...the EFF argue that the idea of what constitutes a link is not fully defined. I&#x27;m not sure what they&#x27;re talking about. Recitals 31-36 set out the concepts in article 11, fairly clearly. They make it clear that what is being protected is substantial or harmful copying of significant portions of the text. They also make it clear what organisations this will affect - press organisations - with a fairly clear description of what a press organisation might constitute. (FWIW, memes are not covered, and anyone you hear talking about &quot;banning memes&quot; is getting their news from very poor sources.)</i>