“Dreadful” European copyright rules are one step closer to becoming law
http://tech.newstatesman.com/policy/dreadful-european-copyright-rules-one-step-closer-becoming-law
New European copyright rules that critics warn could “turn the internet into a tool for the automated surveillance of its users” are a step closer to becoming law.
A committee of MEPs have approved an article of the draft legislation that calls on sites to automatically detect and remove copyrighted material posted by users.
