MEPs to vote on controversial copyright law

**PhiltheGreek** · 5 July 2018, 10:18

Lets hope not. How else will we find out about the facilities offered by the Thistle hotel, Heathrow.

**Mordac** · 5 July 2018, 10:26

Originally posted by Bean View Post

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44712475

Is this the end of linking to 3rd party content as we know it?

Only for another 9 months or so. Then we can return to normal...

**Bean** · 5 July 2018, 12:16

Originally posted by PhiltheGreek View Post

Lets hope not. How else will we find out about the facilities offered by the Thistle hotel, Heathrow.

One hopes, that it would be the linked website and not the website user who receives any eventual compensation.

Otherwise, imagine that, CuK giving scoots compensation, for his tripadvisor review, which has been linked a multitude of times over the years

the very thought should make us all

**OwlHoot** · 5 July 2018, 12:26

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

Only for another 9 months or so. Then we can return to normal...

Not if the Maybot completely caves in on you-know-what, which she shows every sign of doing.

**WTFH** · 5 July 2018, 13:31

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44712475

Voted, rejected.

Aren't MEP's wonderful?

Only 9 more months until we can revert to doing the bidding of JRM, lucky us.

**Bean** · 5 July 2018, 13:32

A stay of execution has been granted;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44712475
"MEPs have voted to reject a controversial copyright law in its current form, deciding to return to the issue in September."

So for now, Admin can breathe a sigh of relief at the prospect of having to compensate TripAdvisor and/or Scoots etc. etc.

**Mordac** · 5 July 2018, 15:27

Originally posted by WTFH View Post

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44712475

Voted, rejected.

Aren't MEP's wonderful?

Only 9 more months until we can revert to doing the bidding of JRM, lucky us.

TPTB won't like that, MEPs are there to do as they're told, not think for themselves ffs.

**meridian** · 5 July 2018, 21:10

If anyone’s interested in how their MEP voted, the list is on Reddit here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comm...ctive_by_name/

French voted for, Polish against, Germany and U.K. roughly split.

You did all petition your MEP, didn’t you?

**NotAllThere** · 6 July 2018, 06:12

Originally posted by Mordac View Post

TPTB won't like that, MEPs are there to do as they're told, not think for themselves ffs.

Or, alternatively, the EU isn't as undemocratic as the ill-informed think it is.

MEPs to vote on controversial copyright law