Yesterday European Parliament voted for a new directive that aims to make websites responsible for copyrighted material posted on them.
This directive is targeted at websites that use this kind of content for their main source of visitors and create profits out of it. This includes sites like 9gag, Reddit, Facebook and various other image hosting sites.
If the law passes in January, these kind of "for profit" websites will have to start implementing Content ID systems to filter out material that is copyrighted.
The public opinion of this law is negative, most likely due to misinformation and people seeing this as a way to limit "freedom of speech". Large media groups, publishers and content creators in the other hand see this as a good change.
In my opinion this is a very good change. At the moment big websites are creating massive amounts of revenue and basically giving nothing for the people who create the material. If the law passes it will force the sites to start curating what kind of content is posted on them and give new opportunities for online content creators to earn their living. Implementing Content ID systems should also make it easier for content creators to track down stolen work and either gain a share of the revenue or take them down.
Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market - Wikipedia
EU approves controversial internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’ - Reddit
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