European Parliament Committee Issues Compromise Opinion on DSM Copyright Law Revamp Proposal
The European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved an opinion Thursday aimed at a compromise on the European Commission's proposed copyright directive for the digital single market. The opinion rejected language that would require service providers to monitor…
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content uploaded by subscribers to ensure it's not copyright-protected and on intermediaries' liability. The opinion didn't address a proposed pan-EU ancillary copyright aimed at allowing publishers to claim royalties from news aggregation services like Google News. The Computer & Communications Industry Association believes the opinion is a "sensible compromise" but EU policymakers should "go even further by rejecting all provisions that undermine the e-Commerce Directive and create new exclusive rights for press publishers," said Europe Public Policy Manager Maud Sacquet in a statement.