Abstract
This academic statement was released in anticipation of the plenary vote in the European Parliament on the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive, scheduled for 5 July, 12:00.
This latest statement attempted to address directly some of the misinformation circulating in a heavily lobbied environment. The statement rejected the following four claims as false:
False: The proposals will increase legal certainty
False: The Internet will not be filteredFalse: There is no problem relating to freedom of expression
False: Memes will not be affected
The statement also assessed the following claims as misleading:
Misleading: Complaint and redress mechanisms will protect the interests of users
Misleading: Authors will receive an increased share of copyright remuneration
Original language | English |
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Publisher | CREATe |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jun 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |