Paul KellerToday marks 5 years since the EU's #copyright directive came into force. It is clear that the #article17 #uploadfilters did not kill the internet, which raises the question of whether our fight to #savetheinterent was worth it.
In this post, I argue that it was very well worth the collective effort and that our activism changed many thinks for the better: https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/06/07/article-17-five-years-later/
Article 17 - five years later - Kluwer Copyright Blog
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. It is hard to remember how divisive and controversial the Directive was during its creation. The Directive’s most controversial provision – Article 17 – which brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets and... Continue reading