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 . Not all publishers are for the reforms. 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 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 .