Looks like the Islamists, Marxists and Corporatists win a giant upper hand to reshape the internet that could possibly affect American usage of sharing information, ESPECIALLY on forums, blogs and bulletin boards.
The new Copyright Law passed by the Euro Parliament requires ALL website operators to pay for any snippets of content/graphics, headlines or links and install and use 'upload filters' similar to what Youtube uses to scan for any 'copyrighted' content. The new law holds the website liable for any content on their site that violates the law. Essentially it's a 'link tax', the ramifications will limit the use of memes, political satire and commentary on subjects deemed 'controversial'.
The Euroweenies, rather than disconnect from the web and create their own internet - are pushing for the world to adopt it's laws and reshape the internet. And of course the Left and the print media in this country are salivating at the prospect of people having to turn to them once more to be spoon fed a limited choice of what they want to feed us in terms of information.
EUROPE'S NEW COPYRIGHT LAW COULD CHANGE THE WEB WORLDWIDE
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT passed sweeping copyright legislation Wednesday that, much like its privacy regulations, could have impact far beyond Europe.
...The legislation will also require site owners to pay for displaying snippets of content. Critics have called this a "link tax," though links and search engine listings are exempted from the requirement.
The proposal “is likely to limit the sharing of online information,†Gus Rossi, global policy director at Public Knowledge, said in a statement. “Web services large and small might decide to implement the directive globally, which would diminish American users’ capacity to share memes, political satire, or news articles online.â€
...publishing platforms like Medium and WordPress would be on the hook to make sure the text that users post doesn’t violate copyrights, and photo-sharing sites like Instagram would have to watch for copyrighted images.
...Article 11 of the proposal, meanwhile, would mandate that sites such as Facebook and Twitter that share snippets of content either pay the publishers of that content or limit the text used in links to a few “individual words.â€
...Germany passed a law ordering social media companies to delete hate speech within 24 hours of it being published.
