The Grand Duchy is set to implement the EU project in 2021, two years after it was originally passed by the European Parliament, a decision that received substantial criticism from the public. Luxembourg's "Chaos Computer Club" has now published a document, which delineates both the positive and negative consequences resulting from the implementation of the regulation.
In 2019, people across Europe took to the streets to protest against the copyright directive. What was then known as article 13, has in the meantime become article 17, although not much has been changed apart from the title.
Currently, people hold responsibility for the content they upload to the internet, such as videos or images for instance. The new directive will however make the respective platforms responsible for the content, which means that sites like YouTube and Facebook will be forced to design and activate automatic upload filters to avoid copyright infringement. These algorithms are often unable to identify the full context of the content and therefore potentially block videos and images that are in line with copyright laws.
The Chaos Computer Club proposes to handle the issue differently and introduce a specific license, which platforms can purchase and that will allow them to continue operating in similar form. Their proposal was sent to all the political parties in the country.
