Reconsider Article 13 to prevent major internet censorship.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Copyrighted content should not be infringed upon, this is not the issue. "The language of the law is currently too vague and opens the door for media companies to abuse the legislation" - FilmTheory. If nothing is done to change this, it could end the internet as we know it.

FilmTheory's simplified explanation of Article 13 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg

YouTube CEO on Article 13 - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/youtube-susan-wojcicki-creators-protest-eu-article-13-copyright-law.html
https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2018/10/a-final-update-on-our-priorities-for.html

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Repeal the EU Copyright Directive, when the UK leaves the EU.

Timeline

25 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
3 Dec 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Dec 2018

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