Amendments to EU copyright proposals welcome but insufficient, say IP experts ahead of Wednesday's vote

John Leonard
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Academics welcome removal of upload filters and exemption of platforms like Wikipedia, but say it 'misses the opportunity to strengthen the position of creators sustainably'

Ahead of Wednesday's vote in the European Parliament on controversial changes to EU copyright laws, a group of academics has welcomed changes to some of the more contentious proposals but says that...

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