Parliament to vote on deal on new copyright rules for the internet
The provisional deal reached in February on copyright rules for the internet will be put to the House on Tuesday.
Hammered out by negotiators of the European Parliament and the member states over three years, the provisional deal aims to ensure that the rights and obligations of copyright law also apply to the internet. It therefore empowers creatives and news publishers when negotiating licensing agreements with internet platforms such as YouTube and news aggregators such as Google News or Facebook. Numerous safeguards attempt to ensure that the internet also remains a space characterised by freedom of expression.
The deal also aims to make it easier for copyrighted material to be used for research carried out through text and data mining, thereby removing an important competitive disadvantage that European researchers currently face. It stipulates that copyright restrictions will not apply to content used for teaching or illustration.
Procedure: ordinary legislative procedure
2016/0280(COD)
Debate/vote: Tuesday 26 March
Press conference: Tuesday, 26 March, 15.00