Inv-60: EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

This page collects explanations, statements and debate about the proposed new EU directive on copyright in the digital single market.

General issues

2018-01-22: pan-6794    Censurfilter stridsfråga i EUs upphovsrättsreform (enkel webbsida, bläddra till angivet datum).
Mattias Bjärnemalm i Egen blogg.

2018-02-19 (rev): pan-6793    Current status of EU copyright reform/expansion.
Julia Reda i Egen webbplats.

2018-06-: pan-8062    Extra copyright for news sites.
Julia Reda i Egen webbplats.

Articles 11 and 13 in the draft directive, with debate

2017-12: pan-6777    The proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (Articles 11, 14 and 16).
i European Parliament website.

2017-02-24: pan-6770    EU Copyright Reform.
i CREATe.

2017-09-11: pan-6773    A Copyright Vote That Could Change the EU’s Internet.
i Mozilla Blog.

2017-10-: pan-6761    EU is voting on 'dysfunctional' copyright proposal October 10.
Már Másson Maack i The Next Web.

2017-10-12: pan-6776    Statement on article 11 of the draft copyright directive on copyright in the digital single market.
i European Federation of Journalists.

2017-10-16: pan-6769    Digital Rights Groups Demand Deletion of Unlawful Filtering Mandate From Proposed EU Copyright Law.
Jeremy Malcolm i Electronic Frontier Foundation.

2017-11-27: pan-6772    11 quotes that illustrate how publishers and journalists perceive Article 11 of the Copyright Directive.
i Media Publishers.

2018-02-15: red-132   Copyright rules in the Digital Single Market must allow for Innovation.
Erik Sandewall i Argument och Fakta.

2018-06-19: pan-8002    Inlägg på sociala sajter kan stoppas genom ny EU-lag.
Juan Flores i DN.

2018-06-19: pan-8003    Omstridd ödesfråga om upphovsrätt i EU.
Jacob Lundström i DN.

2018-06-20: pan-7998    EU votes for copyright law that would make internet a 'tool for control' .
Jennifer Rankin i TheGuardian.

2018-06-20: pan-8000    EU:s regleringsiver av nätet vilar på för skakig grund.
Martin Jönsson i DN.

2018-06-20: pan-8001    EU:s nya datalagar skadar konsten.
Henning Danielsson Feldreich i DN-åsikt.

2018-05-03: pan-8021    Vad händer om storföretagen köper upp internet?.
Alicia Heimersson i Dagens Arena.

2018-06-: pan-8062    Extra copyright for news sites.
Julia Reda i Egen webbplats.

2018-06-19: pan-8302    New EU law could completely change how the internet works and outlaw memes, campaigners claim.
Anthony Cuthbertson i The Independent.

2018-06-20: pan-8300    EU röstade ja till att skärpa den digitala upphovsrätten -- blir det döden för internet?.
Karin Lindström i --.

2018-06-18~: pan-8942    EU votes for memes ban and censorship machines -- what now?.
Már Másson Maack i The Next Web.

2018-06-20: pan-8069    Will this be the end of memes? EU approves copyright rules that could kill off user-generated content and 'destroy the internet as we know it'.
Joe Pinkstone i Daily Mail.

2018-06-20: pan-8070    EU röstade ja till att skärpa den digitala upphovsrätten -- blir det döden för internet?.
Karin Lindström i Computer Sweden.

2018-06-20: pan-8071    EU-utskott röstar för kritiserade lagförslag (med videoklipp).
Joel Westerholm i SR.

2018-06-20: pan-8072    New EU law could completely change how the internet works and outlaw memes, campaigners claim.
Anthoney Cuthbertson i The Independent.

2018-06-20: pan-8078    Ett historiskt dåligt beslut för det fria internet.
i Piratpartiet.

2018-06-21: pan-8066    En förlorad dag i upphovsrättskampen, vad gör vi nu?.
Mattias Bjärnemalm i Egen blogg.

2018-07-05: pan-8136    EU röstar nej till ny upphovsrättslag.
Amanda Lindström i DN.

2018-07-20: pan-8299    EU approves copyright rules that could kill off user-generated content.
Joe Pinkstone i Daily Mail.

2018-07-20: pan-8301    EU-utskott röstar för kritiserade lagförslag.
Joel Westerholm i SR.

2018-08-28: pan-8697    War reporters like me will cease to exist if the web giants aren't stopped.
Sammy Ketz i TheGuardian.

2018-09-09: pan-8825    Battle over EU copyright law heads for showdown .
Jennifer Rankin i TheGuardian.

2018-09-12: pan-8850    Upphovsrättsorganisationer vann i EU-omröstning.
i Omni.

2018-09-12: pan-8851    Länkavgift ses som 'olycklig utveckling'.
i Omni.

2018-09-12: pan-8848    European Parliament Approves Catastrophic Copyright Bill That Threatens the Internet.
Rhett Jones i Gizmodo.

2018-09-14~: pan-8872    EU:s motsvarighet till amerikanska NRA (eller: hur blev det så här med upphovsrätten?).
Amelia Andersdotter i Facebook.

2018-09-12: pan-8934    Ja till länkavgift i EU-parlamentet.
i AB.

2018-09-11: pan-8935    The endgame for EU copyright laws.
Mehreen Khan i FT.

2018-09-07: pan-8936    EU copyright reform: the facts .
Raegan MacDonald; Owen Bennett i Mozilla.

2018-09-04: pan-8937    Wikimedia warns EU copyright reform threatens the 'vibrant free web'.
Natasha Lomas i techcrunch.

2018-09-07: pan-8939    It's now or never: EU copyright must protect access to knowledge and the commons.
Timothy Vollmer i Creative Commons.

2018-09-11: pan-8940    EU’s decision on Copyright Reform tomorrow could be a turning point for the web.
Már Másson Maack i The Next Web.

2018-09-10: pan-8938    How developers can defend open source from the EU copyright proposal .
i GitHub.

2018-11-20: pan-10459    Article 11, EU Copyright Directive: Google threatens to take its ball and go home.
Patrick Nohe i Hashedout.

2019-02-: pan-10456    Article 13 is back on -- and it got worse, not better .
Julia Reda i Egen webbplats.

2019-02-05: pan-10457    Överenskommelse om censurfilter i ministerrådet -- nu är det upp till oss att stoppa artikel 13 i upphovsrättsdirektivet!.
mab i Piratpartiet.

2019-02: pan-10458    Terrorist Content Online: The Return of the Upload Filter.
Julia Reda i Egen webbplats.

2019-02-13: pan-10541    EU-uppgörelse nådd om upphovsrätten.
i DN.

2019-02-14: pan-10547    Striden för ett fritt internet fortsätter.
Joakim Broman i GP.

2019-02-26: pan-10728    Ett steg närmare -- därför vållar EU-upphovsrätten sådan strid.
Linus Larsson i DN.

2019-03-14?: pan-11038    https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/wikipedia-stanger-sin-sajt-i-protest-mot-eu/.

The concept of 'Communication to the Public'

The legal interpretation of this phrase is crucial for whether the proposed directive will introduce restrictions on the free use of hyperlinks on the Internet.

2014-05: pan-6778    EU Copyright Directive: Can a Hyperlink be a "Communication to the Public"?.
Alan Baker i Farrer and Co website.

2017-06-14: pan-6780    EU Copyright: Where are we with 'Communication to the Public'?.
Neil Parkes; Rachel Warren i FootAnstey.

2017-07-24: pan-6779    The right of communication to the public ... in a chart.
Eleonora Rosati i The IPKat.

CDT monthy newsletters reporting on the development

2017-09-13: pan-6759    Copyright in the DSM: Good and Bad News from Member State Talks on Articles 11 and 13.
Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

2017-09-20: pan-6788    EU Tech Policy Brief: September 2017.
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen; Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

2017-10-18: pan-6787    EU Tech Policy Brief: October 2017.
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen; Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

2017-11-14: pan-6786    EU Tech Policy Brief: November 2017 .
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen; Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

2017-12-20: pan-6785    EU Tech Policy Brief: December 2017 .
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen; Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

2018-01-30: pan-6760    EU Tech Policy Brief: January 2018 .
Jens-Henrik Jeppesen; Laura Blanco i Center for Democracy and Technology.

Miscellaneous position statements (without dates)

---: pan-6763    Analysis of the Directive on Copyright in the DSM, Article 11.
i Copyright for Creativity (website).

---: pan-6774    Directive Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The impact of Article 11 -- publisher rights.
i EDiMA (website).

---: pan-6775    C4C's Fact Sheets on the EU Copyright Reform.
i Copyright for Creativity (website).

Debate articles earlier in the process leading up to this proposal

2016-10-11: pan-6768    The proposed press publishers' right: is it really worth all this noise?.
i The IPKat.

2017-07-11: pan-6767    Latest copyright votes: Filtering, blocking and half-baked compromises.
i EDRi.

2017-09-22: pan-6766    Would the EU copyright proposal protect all or privilege a few? .
Catalina Albeanu i Journalism.

2018-05-03: pan-8021    Vad händer om storföretagen köper upp internet?.
Alicia Heimersson i Dagens Arena.

Market consequences of the proposed directive

2018-11-18: pan-9563    Google News may shut over EU plans to charge tax for links .
Jim Waterson i TheGuardian.