“A setback but not the end”: Rights bodies lament Article 13 defeat
Despite lawmakers' rejection of the controversial EU Copyright Directive, music rights organisations say they're confident of success after a second vote in September
News By | 5 July 2018
Collecting societies and performance rights organisations across Europe have reacted with disappointment to the rejection of the proposed EU Copyright Directive by MEPs earlier today.
In the run-up to today’s vote, music industry bodies and their counterparts in the tech sector were sharply divided on the merits of the new directive, especially its controversial Article 13: songwriters’ representatives say the legislation would ensure fair remuneration of creators when their works are used online, while internet freedom activists, including the…
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