Dear all,
the conclusion to the copyright directive is approaching. The outcome
seems to be horrible, as described for example here:
https://twitter.com/paul_keller/status/1092912540194099200
or here:
https://juliareda.eu/2019/02/article-13-worse/
Implementation of article 11 (link tax) and article 13 (content
filtering) will have a severely negative impact on the digital
environment. We don't know how much the link tax will affect the
references in Wikipedia and Wikidata yet. As such, we cannot predict how
much poorer the new liability regime will make our digital environment.
The numerous outcries of digital rights organizations regarding the loss
of freedom of speech and expression should be our concern, too.
The final plenary vote will most probably take place in March or April,
some weeks before the elections of the next European Parliament. It
will be the last chance to stop this disaster, after that we shall be
left with damage control. Do your chapters have an action plan?
Best regards
Eva Lepik
Wikimedia Eesti
chairperson