So narrow, that hurts. On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 12:56 Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry, that was the vote on whether to accept amendments. > > The Directive was approved 348-274. > > D > > На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 12:53 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < > [email protected]> написа: > >> Directive approved >> by 5 votes >> 317 to 312 >> >> На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 10:09 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov < >> [email protected]> написа: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Today after 12:30 we expect the European Parliament in Strasbourg to >>> vote on the copyright file. >>> >>> First there will be a vote on whether to allow amendments or just vote >>> the entire package as is. Only if there is a majority for that will votes >>> on deleting Articles 11 and 13 be allowed. I am attaching a voting list >>> with recommendations on Article 13, so you can follow the vote. >>> >>> Stream is here: >>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/website/webstreaming.html?event=20190326-0900-PLENARY >>> >>> What happens if the reform is passed as is: >>> The Council will nod this off at a General Council meeting on 9 April. >>> Then it will be published in the official journal and Member States will >>> have 24 months to transpose the new rules. In this case we will work on >>> national implementations. There is a lot we can to remedy *some* of the >>> effects of Article 13 & open the door to future litigation. We can also >>> widen the gains some of the exceptions provide at least nationally. >>> >>> What happen is the European Parliament amends the reform: >>> The entire text goes to Council and then the Member States governments >>> need to decide if they accept it as is or want to further amend it and >>> negotiate with the EP. In this case we focus on the EP elections, as a move >>> before them would be unlikely. >>> >>> Very hypothetical: >>> If a country, such as Germany for instance, suddenly changes its >>> behaviour on 9 April, it could theoretically still stop the package. But >>> copyright is already agreed upon in Council and put down as an "A item" for >>> the 9 April meeting. A items are considered purely procedural, get nodded >>> off and not even discussed (as agreement and a vote have already taken >>> place). There is only one time, to my knowledge, that such an A item was >>> pulled back. The Software Patents Directive. I think it is extremely >>> unlikely to happen again. >>> >>> Thanks everyone for you help and support. >>> >>> Cheers from Strasbourg, >>> Dimi >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > -- Katherine Maher (she/her) Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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