Dear list,

Currently the European Parliament is debating the future of EU copyright. As this blog post greatly explains, there are a few worrisome tendencies that we need to make go away before it is too late. [1] The first very important date is tomorrow.

Tomorrow, the European Parliament's Internal Market Committee will vote on a number of compromises on the copyright reform. As the drama would require, the rapporteur from the Socialist Group Catherine Stihler (UK) is facing off the shadow-rapporteur from the Christian Democrats Pascal Arimont (BE). We need the former to get the majority, because the "alternative compromise amendments" by the latter would require online platforms that host user-generated content to install upload filters. Also, the compromises by Stihler come along with a safeguard for the public domain and Freedom of Panorama.

If you want to help, you may use this microsite to call an MEP for free [2] or get in touch with me, so I can best direct you to the MEPs that still need the most convincing.

Cheers,

Dimi

[1] https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/06/06/european-copyright-directive-proposal/ [2]https://savethememe.net/en