Pascal Negre-Article 13 would take the music industry back
Sept 12, 2018 10:34:47 GMT -5
Post by boscy on Sept 12, 2018 10:34:47 GMT -5
September 11, 2018
Pascal Nègre: ‘Article 13 would take the music industry backwards.’
Leading music companies and trade bodies – not to mention Sir Paul McCartney – have piled on support for Article 13, a provision within the European Copyright Directive which seeks to ensure legal repercussions for digital platforms which host unlicensed music, even when that copyright infringement is user-generated.
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YouTube, meanwhile, has publicly come out against Article 13. Its arguments are being backed by the likes of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, father of the internet, as well as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and multi-Platinum-selling artist Wyclef Jean.
