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In recent years the European Commission has proposed and adopted various legislative changes to help combat online piracy. <\/p>\nIn recent years the European Commission has proposed and adopted various legislative changes to help combat online piracy. <\/p>\n
This includes the Copyright Directive<\/a> which passed in 2019 as well as the Digital Services Act<\/a>, which was officially unveiled last December. <\/p>\n When it comes to the DSA, neither \u2018side\u2019 is completely satisfied with the proposed legislation. Copyright holders believe that it doesn\u2019t go far enough, while others warn that the proposal will lead to more upload filters, restricting people\u2019s freedom of speech.<\/p>\n Over the past months, various stakeholders have lobbied lawmakers for improvements. Various changes were proposed by EU parliament groups as well, which eventually resulted in a compromise proposal that was adopted today by the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI). <\/p>\n The voting process on individual proposals was preceded by a lively debate with quite a bit of pushback, mainly from the Greens\/EFA and S&D groups. This included the introduction of a speedy takedown process for pirated live streams, which should be taken down within 30-minutes. <\/p>\n The opposition included Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer, who was one of the ten members who voted against the speedy takedown proposal, as Breyer himself highlighted<\/a> on Twitter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The DSA also introduces strict takedown deadlines for other \u2018illegal\u2019 content, which has to be removed within 72 hours. At the same time, it will allow \u201ctrusted flaggers\u201d to get preferential treatment in the takedown process. <\/p>\n Earlier this week, several civil society groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, warned<\/a> Members of Parliament against this \u201ctrusted flagged\u201d system, which they deem as unfair.<\/p>\n \u201cPlatforms should not be forced to apply one set of rules to ordinary users and a more permissive set of rules to influencer accounts and politicians. First-class treatment for sources and notifications of non-independent authorities or commercial entities should be rejected,\u201d their letter reads.<\/p>\n These and other concerns didn\u2019t stop the JURI Committee from voting in favor of the draft proposal. While there is still a long way to go before the DSA is approved by the EU Parliament, it has certainly moved a step closer. <\/p>\n Not all copyright holders are pleased with the current text either, as they believe it doesn\u2019t go far enough<\/a>. They want to further increase liability for online services providers, for example, who should ensure that infringing content can\u2019t reappear online after it\u2019s been removed. <\/p>\n Others believe that the current proposals already go too far. This includes Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer who fears that the current proposal will lead to more \u201cerror-prone\u201d upload filters.<\/p>\n \u201cAlgorithms cannot reliably identify illegal content and currently routinely result in the suppression of legal content, including media content. Reappearing content can be legal in a new context, for a new purpose, or posted by another author,\u201d Breyer notes<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Digital Services Act doesn\u2019t require services to implement upload filters. However, Breyer and others fear that this will effectively be the result of the new proposals. <\/p>\n If we look at the controversy surrounding earlier copyright-related proposals in the EU, such as ACTA and the Copyright Act, we can expect more pushback from both sides in the months to come.<\/p>\n From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\nJURI Adopts Digital Services Act<\/h2>\n
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More Pushback to Come<\/h2>\n