The vote on Article 13 was adopted with 348 votes in favour and 274 against, it was a somewhat close vote, but it does not avoid the problem it poses for the whole of the Internet in Europe. The European Parliament today voted in favour of the approval of Article 13, which seriously restricts rights on the Internet. This article was developed to regulate the rights of everything that users post.
This will of course limit the number of content that can be uploaded, as it is impossible to consistently filter all uploaded content. This will leave Europe in its own content bubble as large companies like Youtube, Twitter and Facebook have used filters that will take responsibility for what users upload.
In the coming years, countries will have to draft laws that comply with Article 13 and define those responsible for creating content. However, it does not apply to those who adhere to the rule of having assets for less than three years and not generating enough income or serving so many users without clarifying whether they need to meet one or all of the requirements.
The main points of this Copyright Directive are linked to Article 11 (Link Tax) and Article 13 (Upload Filter). The former is linked to uploading messages to the Google News platform, while the latter concerns other portals such as YouTube, which needs to do more to prevent users from uploading copyrighted content. To this end, “upload filters” are used to scan all content uploaded by users before it is published on YouTube. So if there is a video that violates copyright law, it will never be published, although the law does not explicitly require such filters, companies would implement them to make themselves better and avoid sanctions.
We will have to wait and see whether these filters affect users or especially companies that need to protect copyrights and prevent someone from making money without the appropriate license.