To look on the bright side, at least this means that we'll win the
Reiss-Engelhorn Museum v. Wikimedia Foundation lawsuit (due to article 14
of the directive). As to the rest of it, quite disappointing indeed.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 9:10 AM Jan Gerlach <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks for sending this over, Mārtiņš!
>
> Here's our statement:
> https://twitter.com/wikimediapolicy/status/1110572603217862656
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:31 AM Mārtiņš Bruņenieks <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Detailed voting data available:
>>
>> Votes:
>> 22.whether to accept amendments
>> 23.approve directive
>>
>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+PV+20190326+RES-RCV+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
>>
>>
>> Just these votes on Julia Reda's web page:
>> https://juliareda.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/copyrightvote.pdf
>>
>>
>>  Mārtiņš
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 2:05 PM Jan Gerlach <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Executive Director
>>>>
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