https://www.felixtreguer.fr/en/categories/copyright/ Recent content in Copyright on Félix Tréguer Hugo en-US Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:15:14 +0000 https://www.felixtreguer.fr/2018/09/copyright-directive-the-sham-confrontation-between-the-two-heads-of-information-capitalism/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:15:14 +0000 https://www.felixtreguer.fr/2018/09/copyright-directive-the-sham-confrontation-between-the-two-heads-of-information-capitalism/ <p><em><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2018/09/09/directive-sur-le-droit-d-auteur-l-affrontement-factice-des-deux-tetes-du-capitalisme-informationnel_5352566_3232.html">Opinion piece originally published in French in Le Monde Idées on September 9, 2018</a>.</em></p> <p>For a quarter of a century, we have been watching the same bad movie, in which the cultural industries use the law to wage war on their audience. At issue this time is Article 13 of the Copyright Directive currently under review in Brussels, on which the European Parliament will vote on September 12.</p> <p>In its current form, this provision requires digital platforms (YouTube, Facebook, and the like) to use automated filtering tools as part of agreements with rights holders (such as Sacem). The aim? To identify content published by internet users and block any that includes copyrighted works. A form of prior, automated, and privatized censorship.</p>