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I reblogged your post Article 13 but if i may ask, which country is this article for?? you said if you live in Europe so is this something currently happening in Europe? im sorry if this is a dumb question, i just assumed automatically that this was something happening in the US due to our recent scare with internet freedom/neutrality and i just want to be clear where this is happening so i dont spread misinformation! Thank you for answering and have an awesome day!
That’s not a dumb question at all! Article 13 was passed by a group called EU, the European Union. It’s main use is to protect people that fall under the European copyright law. Unfortunately however the European copyright laws are a lot stricter and different than copyright laws in America. The difference being in America, we have the “Fair Use” law while Europe has the “Permitted Use” law. Which sounds relatively the same but there’s a big difference with Europe’s law. With “Permitted Use” you need to have permission from a company, government, or artist to post something on the internet. In the U.S, “Fair Use” is used when someone uses/talks about a product for educational, commentary/criticism, research, or journalism. But the reason why there are so many loopholes in “Fair Use” is so that it can remain flexible for the following generations. “Permitted Use” is only meant for parody, quotation, private copying, or classroom use. Again, it might sound similar but it’s not. Europe doesn’t allow that kind of flexibility that the U.S does. Their politics simply doesn’t allow for it since their policies are much, much stricter. For example, if you were to use a meme about Super Smash Bros., the US would say “Well it’s not really based commentary or criticism but it’s not like this person is trying to steal Nintendo’s video game and trying to pass it off as their own so it’s Fair Use.” But Europe would say (as the doctrine is written) “Is this meant for educational purposes? Does it quote something? Is it a parody? No? Then you get a copystrike.” (I know the “parody” part sounds confusing but in the Copyright in the Information Society Directive [2001], it’s only considered parody if it’s in the same formula like in a parody song. Think of Weird Al Yankovic. It needs to have lyrics that are in the same melody and it needs to make fun of the original work.) The reason why this affects the U.S as well is because websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. are used in places around the world, including Europe. So when different countries have different laws, big social media companies will go for the strictest laws to keep every internet user equal instead of going through the hard labor of making completely different polices for different versions of said site to other countries. That’s the reason why you’ve probably gotten the “We’ve updated our privacy policy” email from all your social media accounts in September. Why? Because the EU just decided to pass Article 13 and everyone of those sites are going to comply with those new rules in order to stay alive. I think the biggest problem with all these new internet laws that are popping up like what happened with the FCC last year with “Net Neutrality” and now EU with “Article 13” is that we have these older generations of political figures that just simply don’t understand what the internet is meant to do and why the rules we have now are completely fine the way they are. Really makes you think. Anyway, sorry for the long post but I hope I answered your question! Also, I hope you have a nice day today too! If you have more questions feel free to DM me.
@therealjacksepticeye @markiplier @dantdmofficial @spunketpunk @spicydanhowell @fear-is-nameless Hello guys I want to tell you that on the 23rd of March 2019 everywhere in the Europe people will go on the streets and protest against articles 11 and 13 of Copyright reform. So I beg you if you have time and are for the free internet try to go to protest to save your internet. All details about protests you can find on
#saveyourinternet Fight against #Article13 and #article11 is really demanding so I pray to god and really hope that we'll get happy ending.
I've never thought I could be interested in politics, but everything is changing with articles 13 and 11 of the copyright reform. I want to thank to Mrs. Julia Reda and all the Piratepartei for the fight for freedom of expression and free flow of informations in the digital world. We need more peple like her in EU parliament. Freedom is the most important thing that we can have, and therefore we should appreciate it and go to the EU elections and vote for people, who can really help us.
Dear internet friends another vote about Article 13 will take place at the beggining of the January 2019. So everybody please talk to your local MEPs and try to convince them to vote against this mess . Because if it pass again then we will lose our beloved youtube friends and our freedom. Also in spring 2019 there will be elections of parliamentarians so when you will talk to your MEP's you can tell them that you will not vote for them if they want to destroy the career of 3.5 million youtube channels. That all what I can say right now. So try your best and #Saveyourinternet
LISTEN UP
I’m American. I live right in the southwest and let me tell you, it’s hell over here right now, but it will become a lot worse if Article 13 is passed.
You’ve probably heard about Article 13, and if you haven’t, go watch this video right now. Whatever you’re doing can wait for sixteen minutes and two seconds, because a second-long vote could destroy everything online.
Whether you’re from Europe or not, this law could affect you, so you should care Article 13 because it is going to destroy the online lives that you have built. No more posting memes, no more remixes, and no more YouTubers from anywhere.
Jacksepticeye will no longer be able to upload.
Markiplier will no longer be able to upload.
MatPat won’t.
Thomas Sanders.
Dan and Phil.
How to Basic.
All of your favorite content creators are at risk of losing their jobs because people want stricter laws on copyright, which will support the larger media companies but kill smaller creators. And because of this, we may lose everything online.
So spread the word! Reblog this, reblog other people’s posts, find petitions, write your own posts! If you’re in Europe, contact your MEP’s and get them to understand how it will affect the people who use the internet.
Please.
#savetheinternet.
#Saveyourinternet
The European Commission and the European Parliament really disappointed me and I'm sure that I'm not alone. Because they are saying that they are trying to protect smaller authors and creators in the Europe, but in fact their current version of the article 13 could destroy thousands of them. Yes, I know the article 13 should protect film studios, musicians, writers and others artists from the illegal distribution of their works. So for an example there shouldn't be web sides where is a possibility to download movies, songs, books or another artistic works for free, because that's illegal. There should be only web sides, which have a contract with the company or directly an artist who own mentioned product and I agree with this. But what about our youtubers a lot of them could be destroyed and why? Just because of the current version of the article 13 doesn't think about exceptions. Thousands of people across the Europe could lose their jobs, because of this. The article 13 says that people can't work with things, which they didn't create. But what about "let's players", because they didn't create games, which they are playing. But when we think about that they aren't doing anything wrong or illegal, because they bought games or got them from developers. When we're watching "Let's plays or gaming video" from "gamer" we can hear him/her to talk about the game quality. In fact by playing and talking about games they make an advertising to the developers and gaming industry. So I think that there should be a better definition for them. Another category are reaction videos or reviews, because there could be some troubles too so there are another missing definitions. The same problem is with tutorials, educational videos or various types of compilations, because there we need some definitions as well. And finaly special categories like parodies, covers or karaoke which should have some special rules. Right now the Article 13 is so poorly defined that it's in conflict with freedom of an expression and human rights. So I hope that together with EU we will find a solution that will be good for everyone.
@therealjacksepticeye if you can please make a video about article 13 and tell people about the huge petition, because I think they should hear that from youtubers how they could fight against this garbage. People need to hear that because than we won't be able to save you.
@therealjacksepticeye Jack please make a video about article 13 and this petition. People should know about that petition.
Guys, it looks like we’re on our way!
However, if we make the number of signatures go ridiculously high, we might have a better chance of success.
If you haven’t done so already, sign the petition here:
https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet
It dosen’t matter if it dosen’t fit your “blog aesthetic.” Without action, over half of the social media accounts in Tumblr, YouTube, etc. will be wiped out.
They are taking away our freedom of speech; which is a human right and should be protected.
Reblog to spread the word!
Guys this cannot happen here is the link for petition against article 13 so please join Us and sign it up
LISTEN UP
I’m American. I live right in the southwest and let me tell you, it’s hell over here right now, but it will become a lot worse if Article 13 is passed.
You’ve probably heard about Article 13, and if you haven’t, go watch this video right now. Whatever you’re doing can wait for sixteen minutes and two seconds, because a second-long vote could destroy everything online.
Whether you’re from Europe or not, this law could affect you, so you should care Article 13 because it is going to destroy the online lives that you have built. No more posting memes, no more remixes, and no more YouTubers from anywhere.
Jacksepticeye will no longer be able to upload.
Markiplier will no longer be able to upload.
MatPat won’t.
Thomas Sanders.
Dan and Phil.
How to Basic.
All of your favorite content creators are at risk of losing their jobs because people want stricter laws on copyright, which will support the larger media companies but kill smaller creators. And because of this, we may lose everything online.
So spread the word! Reblog this, reblog other people’s posts, find petitions, write your own posts! If you’re in Europe, contact your MEP’s and get them to understand how it will affect the people who use the internet.
Please.
#savetheinternet.