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The European Parliament passed a controversial bill featuring a "link tax" and an "upload filter." The article was approved in June, struck down by the parliament in July, and further delayed before finally passing another vote today with 438 votes for and 226 against. The bill is supposed to protect creators by allowing them to request payment or easily send takedown requests. But multiple organizations, including the EFF, believe the system is ripe for abuse.
The text also specifies that uploading to online encyclopaedias in a non-commercial way, such as Wikipedia, or open source software platforms, such as GitHub, will automatically be excluded from the requirement to comply with copyright rules.
The text also specifies that uploading to online encyclopaedias in a non-commercial way, such as Wikipedia, or open source software platforms, such as GitHub, will automatically be excluded from the requirement to comply with copyright rules.