Latest EU Copyright Directive Still Demands Internet Companies Wave Magic Wands

Latest EU Copyright Directive Still Demands Internet Companies Wave Magic Wands

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190117/16525641415/latest-eu-copyright-directive-still-demands-internet-companies-wave-magic-wands.shtml

The EU Copyright Directive continues to be a total and complete disaster. It's so bad that neither of the two main groups lobbying around it -- the legacy entertainment industry and the big tech companies (with the vast majority of the lobbying coming from the copyright sector) are both unhappy with the bill (though for opposite reasons). And yet, despite all of this, the EU continues to soldier forward with a new proposal and a new draft that still requires that internet companies do the impossible:

— Julia Reda (@Senficon) January 17, 2019