Sorry, that was the vote on whether to accept amendments.
The Directive was approved 348-274.
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На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 12:53 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
dimitar.parvanov.dimitrov(a)gmail.com> написа:
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,
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> Today after 12:30 we expect the European Parliament in Strasbourg to vote
> on the copyright file.
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> 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.
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> Stream is here:
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http://www.europarl.europa.eu/website/webstreaming.html?event=20190326-0900…
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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"
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> 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.
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> Thanks everyone for you help and support.
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> Cheers from Strasbourg,
> Dimi
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