https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/04/edps_article_13_copyright/

Europe's top data expert has given a tentative green light to a proposed European copyright law – but warned that it needs to be very carefully written if it's not to distort markets or interfere with fundamental rights.

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli was asked to contribute his thoughts about the controversial Article 13 of the draft EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market; a piece of legislation that would require large internet platforms to introduce automated filters that block uploads of copyrighted content.