EU copyright law may end up pleasing no-one

John Leonard
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Three IP lawyers pick over the result of the recent vote and find much that still needs clarification

On September 12, MEPs voted in favour of the amended EU Copyright Directive, which replaces current legislation dating back to 2001. In all, MEPs had to digest more than 250 amendments to the origi...

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