Directive approved
by 5 votes
317 to 312
На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 10:09 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com> написа:
Hello all,
Today after 12:30 we expect the European Parliament in Strasbourg to vote
on the copyright file.
First there will be a vote on whether to allow amendments or just vote the
entire package as is. Only if there is a majority for that will votes on
deleting Articles 11 and 13 be allowed. I am attaching a voting list with
recommendations on Article 13, so you can follow the vote.
Stream is here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/website/webstreaming.html?event=20190326-0900…
What happens if the reform is passed as is:
The Council will nod this off at a General Council meeting on 9 April.
Then it will be published in the official journal and Member States will
have 24 months to transpose the new rules. In this case we will work on
national implementations. There is a lot we can to remedy *some* of the
effects of Article 13 & open the door to future litigation. We can also
widen the gains some of the exceptions provide at least nationally.
What happen is the European Parliament amends the reform:
The entire text goes to Council and then the Member States governments
need to decide if they accept it as is or want to further amend it and
negotiate with the EP. In this case we focus on the EP elections, as a move
before them would be unlikely.
Very hypothetical:
If a country, such as Germany for instance, suddenly changes its behaviour
on 9 April, it could theoretically still stop the package. But copyright is
already agreed upon in Council and put down as an "A item" for the 9 April
meeting. A items are considered purely procedural, get nodded off and not
even discussed (as agreement and a vote have already taken place). There is
only one time, to my knowledge, that such an A item was pulled back. The
Software Patents Directive. I think it is extremely unlikely to happen
again.
Thanks everyone for you help and support.
Cheers from Strasbourg,
Dimi