Music biz, internet on collision course ahead of Article 13 vote
With less than 24 hours until MEPs vote on the proposed EU Copyright Directive, tensions between the music industry and the tech sector are running high
News By | 4 July 2018
Musicians, songwriters, collection societies and music industry associations are urging European parliamentarians to vote in favour of Article 13 tomorrow, as the gulf widens between supporters and critics who warn the controversial new EU Copyright Directive could “destroy the internet as we know it”.
French collection society/performance rights organisation Sacem today became the latest organisation to come out in favour of the Copyright Directive, saying its Article 13 – which would compel “online content sharing service providers”, such as social networks…
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