the European Commission has voted to give musicians, filmmakers and publishers the same copyright protection online as they enjoy offline, enabling publishers to charge tech platforms for using their content and leading to potentially large payouts for infringements. The company wouldn’t comment on how the new directive would impact its business. The proposal is supported by the European Newspaper Publishers' Association , the European Newspaper Publishers' Association , the European Publishers Council and the European Magazine Media Association . However, free-speech supporters, such as The European Parliament founder Jimmy Wales , claim platforms will over-censor content and add more filters. The plan will now be negotiated with the European Commission and Wikipedia .
the European Commission has voted to give musicians, filmmakers and publishers the same copyright protection online as they enjoy offline, enabling publishers to charge tech platforms for using their content and leading to potentially large payouts for infringements. The proposal is supported by the European Newspaper Publishers' Association , the European Newspaper Publishers' Association , the European Publishers Council and the European Magazine Media Association . However, free-speech supporters, such as The European Parliament founder Jimmy Wales , claim platforms will over-censor content and add more filters. The plan will now be negotiated with the European Commission and Wikipedia .