[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”100763″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]To fight copyright infringement, policymakers want to force internet companies to scan literally everything users attempt to post on their platforms. If Article 13 in the EU’s Copyright Directive passes into law, an algorithm will decide whether the content you upload is seen or blocked.
Automated filters will struggle to identify the vital legal exceptions to copyright that enable research, commentary, creative works, parody and so much more. From academics and journalists to parents uploading videos of their children, Article 13’s upload filter would impact professional and ordinary content creators alike.
Our MEPs will vote on the proposed Copyright Directive soon. Please take a minute to tell your MEPs that Article 13 is a terrible idea. You can use our points below to help construct an original message in your own words.
• Creativity and free speech will be harmed by Article 13 because algorithms struggle to tell the difference between infringement and the legal use of copyrighted material vital to research, commentary, parodies and more. This is far too high a cost for enforcing copyright infringement.
• No filter can possibly review every form of content covered in the mandate including text, audio, video, images and software. Article 13’s mandate is technically infeasible.
• It is a bad idea to make Internet companies responsible for enforcing copyright law. To ensure compliance and avoid penalty, platforms are sure to err on the side of caution and overblock.
• To ease compliance platforms will adjust their terms of service to be able to delete any content or account for any reason. That will leave victims of wrongful deletion with no right to complain – even if their content was perfectly legal.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Email your MEP” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
