The Council of the European Union gave its green light to
its new Copyright Directive on April 15.
The directive will make online platforms
liable for illegal posting of copyright-protected material onto their
platforms. It will also make Google, Facebook and other outfits pay publishers
for copyrighted material they post.
The directive was backed by 19 countries. Netherlands , Poland ,
Sweden , Italy , Finland
and Luxembourg Belgium , Estonia and Slovenia
“With today's agreement, we are making
copyright rules fit for the digital age,” said European Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker. “Europe will now have
clear rules that guarantee fair remuneration for creators, strong rights for
users and responsibility for platforms. When it comes to completing Europe 's digital single market, the copyright reform is
the missing piece of the puzzle.”
“The new Directive will boost high-quality
journalism in the EU and offer better protection for European authors and
performers,” said an EU press release on the measure. “Users will benefit from
the new rules, which will allow them to upload copyright protected content on
platforms legally. Moreover, they will benefit from enhanced safeguards linked
to the freedom of expression when they upload videos that contain rights
holders' content, i.e. in memes or parodies,” it said.
The European Parliament voted on the measure
in March. EU member states will have 24 months to transpose the directive into
their national legislation.
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