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Brazil’s #FakeNews Bill has a new draft amending the #RemunerationRule requiring tech platforms to pay for publishers’ news content. It's nice that the drafters tried again with this underspecified rule, but it's still not ready to be a law. Congress should delete the rule. 1/
In our analysis, we explained why a remuneration rule has no place in this bill.
Tldr: relying on copyright to get a fair deal for publishers is a dangerous gambit, with consequences for media monopolization, free expression and the free press. 2/
eff.org/deeplinks/2022…
Tldr: relying on copyright to get a fair deal for publishers is a dangerous gambit, with consequences for media monopolization, free expression and the free press. 2/
eff.org/deeplinks/2022…
The rule assumes that copyright gives publishers the power to license (and thus control and block) quoting and discussing the news.
Rather than giving a cultural veto to publishers, lawmakers and regulators should address adtech, and promote competition and transparency. 3/
Rather than giving a cultural veto to publishers, lawmakers and regulators should address adtech, and promote competition and transparency. 3/
