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JUST IN: Europe just approved sweeping new copyright laws, a huge blow to major tech companies that argued the changes will be costly and limit free expression cnn.it/2FALx9M
The changes make platforms like YouTube responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users.
Sites like Google News could also be required to pay publishers for using snippets of their content. cnn.it/2FALx9M
Sites like Google News could also be required to pay publishers for using snippets of their content. cnn.it/2FALx9M
Internet activists argued that the changes would lead to censorship. And tech companies warned they would need to build expensive content filters and stop linking to publications. cnn.it/2FALx9M
On the other side of the debate were record labels, artists and media companies. They said reforms were needed to ensure they are fairly paid for content. cnn.it/2FALx9M
