The Parliament voted to update copyright rules in the digital single market to ensure fair pay and recognition for artists, news publishers, authors and performers.

New copyright rules for the digital age

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Music, writing, performances and newspaper articles are published online every day.

 The digital revolution has led to a new way of consuming artistic and journalistic content. 

Whether online or offline, authors, artists and journalists should be paid fairly

This is why the Parliament voted to update online copyright rules

We would like platforms to take more responsibility over the content 

of the platform, and second, we would like to avoid infringement 

of copyright-protected works from the beginning. 

The Parliament wants to ensure that content-sharing platforms 

and news aggregators don't deprive artists of remuneration when using their content.

 Digital companies would have to ensure that any uploaded copyrighted material 

Press publishers should also be able to claim remuneration 

It's a balanced situation between two fundamental rights: 

on the one hand, freedom of expression, and on the other, property rights. 

Authors and performers would also have stronger negotiation rights, 

to strengthen their position when dealing with large, powerful platforms. 

They will be able to terminate exclusivity clauses or claim more remuneration 

if what they have received is disproportionately low. 

In an attempt to encourage start-ups and innovation, 

the text exempts small and micro platforms from the directive. 

Online encyclopaedias or open source software platforms

 like Wikipedia and GitHub will be exempt from the rules. 

The proposal also offers exceptions for content used for education 

and cultural institutions like museums and libraries.

New copyright rules for the digital age

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