Category Article 17
The EU copyright directive and its potential impact on cultural diversity on the internet 04/02/2020 by Till Kreutzer
On July 6, the EU adopted the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive), following heated discussions of Articles 15 (formerly 11) and 17 (formerly 13) in particular. In Germany, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against the planned legislation in the lead-up to the vote in the European Parliament in March. Article 17 imposes much stricter liability on platforms such as YouTube. In the future, for example, these platforms will have to obtain permission from copyright holders for music videos uploaded by users. If they fail to do so, they will have to ensure that the content in question is not available on their service. The directive still needs to be transposed into the national legislation of the member states of the European Union by June 2021. Read more
How Article 17 of the EU Copyright Directive threatens Let's Play and Walkthrough Culture 29/08/2019 by Till Kreutzer
- copyright
- EU
- Europe
- Reform
- directive
- upload filter
- licence
- YouTube
- Games
- permission
- Article 17
- user content
Article 17 of the new EU Copyright Directive tightens the liability of platform providers such as Youtube. Creative content from legal grey areas might disappear from the net. This especially applies to gaming videos such as Let's Plays or Walkthroughs. Read more