Petition · past parliament

Revoke the EU’s Article 13 from British statutory law.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Today, the EU have attempted to further curb civil liberties by preventing the use of copyrighted images to be spread online (i.e. using film clips in memes). Therefore, we must act accordingly in order to protect the freedom of speech and expression in the UK and strike down this tyrannical law.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

26 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Apr 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.