{"id":10777,"date":"2017-09-11T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T07:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=10777"},"modified":"2017-09-11T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T17:25:25","slug":"copyright-vote-change-europes-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2017\/09\/11\/copyright-vote-change-europes-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Copyright Vote That Could Change the EU’s Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 10, EU lawmakers will vote on a dangerous proposal to change copyright law. Mozilla is urging EU citizens to demand better reforms.<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

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On October 10, the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) will vote on a proposal<\/a> to change EU copyright law. <\/span><\/p>\n

The outcome could sabotage freedom and openness online. It could make filtering and blocking online content far more routine, affecting the hundreds of millions of EU citizens who use the internet everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dysfunctional copyright reform is threatening Europe’s internet<\/p><\/div>\n

Why Copyright Reform Matters<\/b><\/h2>\n

The EU\u2019s current copyright legal framework is woefully outdated. It\u2019s a framework created when the postcard, and not the iPhone, was a reigning communication method. <\/span><\/p>\n

But the EU\u2019s proposal to reform this framework is in many ways a step backward. Titled \u201cDirective on Copyright in the Digital Single Market,\u201d this backward proposal is up for an initial vote on October 10 and a final vote in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMany aspects of the proposal and some amendments put forward in the Parliament are dysfunctional and borderline absurd,\u201d says Raegan MacDonald, Mozilla\u2019s Senior EU Policy Manager. \u201cThe proposal would make filtering and blocking of online content the norm, effectively undermining innovation, competition and freedom of expression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the proposal:<\/span><\/p>\n