The European Parliament 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 Magazine Publishers Association , the European Newspaper Publishers ' Association , the European Publishers Council and News Media Europe . However , free - speech advocates , such as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales , claim platforms will over - censor content and add more filters . The plan will now be negotiated with the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union .
The European Parliament 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 Magazine Media Association, the European Newspaper Publishers' Association, the European Publishers Council and News Media Europe. However, free-speech supporters, such as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, claim platforms will over-censor content and add more filters. The plan will now be negotiated with the European Commission and the Council of the European Union.