So close. More work to do towards national implementation. We'll have a statement out later today.
Thanks for your help, everyone! On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 4:59 AM Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy >
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