The News Media Alliance says it applauds the passage of
legislation updating the European Union’s copyright law. The legislation passed
March 26 in a vote of 348–274.
The new law
has two points of specific interest for publishers and media, Articles 11 and
13 (now 15 and 17 in an update), CNBC reports.
The first
article provides more protection to news and media to see they’re compensated
for the spreading of their material online. Google News and similar aggregators
would have to sign licenses with news organizations under the article.
The second
article of interest puts the responsibility of protecting copyright violations
on the tech platforms, shifting it from the rights-holders.
“This is a
great victory for news publishers, who invest considerable time and resources
into producing high-quality and trustworthy journalism that keeps our
communities informed,” said News Media Alliance President and CEO David
Chavern. “For the first time in Europe , news
publishers can now protect their content online through the ability to ask the
big tech companies — who up until now have not been stopped from exploiting our
content every day — for fair compensation.”
The
directive does not affect private or non-commercial use of news content,
according to the News Media Alliance.
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