On the heels of last year's passing of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the European Union has been making some progress on significant copyright reforms, with the goal of putting tougher controls in the hands of creators.
Two portions of the copyright directive have been receiving particular attention:
In September 2018, the two measures passed the European Parliament in a preliminary form and are now going through a negotiation phase.
Search engines and social media platforms are expected to feel the most direct impact if this legislation is implemented. The regulations now specifically exclude many nonprofit and educational services, along with internet service providers (ISPs) and open-source projects.
In other words, the rules intend to target large companies like Google and Facebook. For more information, please visit https://associationsnow.com, and search "European Union."