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ARTICLE · 22 FEBRUARY 2019

Agreement On New EU Copyright Rules

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The EU Trilogue reached a breakthrough agreement on copyright rules in the Digital Single Market on February 13, 2019.

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The EU Trilogue (the informal tripartite meetings on legislative proposals between representatives of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission) reached a breakthrough agreement on copyright rules in the Digital Single Market on February 13, 2019.

The EU Commission first proposed modernization of copyright rules (EU previous provisions on the matter date back to 2001) in September 2016, as part of the Digital Single Market Strategy. There has since been intense debate and lobbying, especially regarding Article 11 (reinforcing protection of press publications on the Internet) and 13 (modifying responsibility of online platforms for infringing uploaded content).

The text agreed on February 13 settles a number of debated issues. In particular, it increases the possibility to use copyrighted content for education, research and the preservation of cultural heritage. Exceptions allowing such uses have been modernised and adapted to technological

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