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