TIL: Today I Learned

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They want filters to filter out any and all forms of unlicensed copyrighted material.
I hope it gets rejected by all 28 member states parliaments.
 
Arakhor said:
Not to detract from how serious this might be if it is passed, but why did you massively misrepresent what's actually happened, according to the article that you linked?
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I did? Do elaborate.

Furthermore, the fact that so many people in-the-know are massively against this, does signify it isn't some knee-jerk reaction. Eg:

article said:
Earlier in June, an open letter signed by 70 of the biggest names of the internet, including the creator of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, and the Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, argued that article 13 would take “an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users.
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also:

same said:
Internet experts are also worried about another provision adopted on Wednesday that would force internet platforms, such as Google, to pay publishers for showing snippets of news stories. Reda argues that the “link tax” would drastically curtail internet users from sharing news stories and even holiday photos on the internet. Under the proposals, “such snippets would require licensing, including even short and purely factual headlines like ‘Angela Merkel meets Theresa May’”, she wrote ahead of the vote.
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Kyriakos said:
I did? Do elaborate.

Furthermore, the fact that so many people in-the-know are massively against this, does signify it isn't some knee-jerk reaction. Eg:



also:
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People in meme groups I'm in have been posting angrily about this thing for a long time now, since most memes seem to constitute copyright violation under the terms of that law.
 
Do you normally say that governments are going to do something before the bill has reached the actual decision-makers or do you just save that for people you don't like?
 
Arakhor said:
Do you normally say that governments are going to do something before the bill has reached the actual decision-makers or do you just save that for people you don't like?
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Grauniad said:
A European parliament committee has voted for legislation that internet pioneers fear will turn the web into “a tool for surveillance and control”.

In a key vote on a draft law to overhaul EU copyright rules, the parliament’s legal affairs committee on Wednesday voted for measures that would require the likes of Google and Microsoft to install filters to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials.

The plans still have to be agreed with representatives from the EU’s 28 governments before becoming law, but the vote reduces the chances of serious changes.
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Right. So whilst this sounds like a bad idea to say the least, it has yet to go before any of the EU member governments and therefore "the EU" has not finalised anything yet, even if that is the intention.
 
Arakhor said:
Right. So whilst this sounds like a bad idea to say the least, it has yet to go before any of the EU member governments and therefore "the EU" has not finalised anything yet, even if that is the intention.
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This isn't to be voted on by governments. Likely the officials/representatives mentioned are representatives of countries to the eu parliament, not mps voting for a law in their own parliament.
 
TIL - after reading a short story by Maurice Level - that acid attacks were quite common in 19th century Europe. Mostly as means of revenge. Vitriol-to-the-face, for example...
Acid attacks are returning, of course, and Britain is somewhat a leader in this; in the european world anyway (cause numerically there are more each year in India or similar places; but India has endless millions of people).
 
Kyriakos said:
TIL - after reading a short story by Maurice Level - that acid attacks were quite common in 19th century Europe. Mostly as means of revenge. Vitriol-to-the-face, for example...
Acid attacks are returning, of course, and Britain is somewhat a leader in this; in the european world anyway (cause numerically there are more each year in India or similar places; but India has endless millions of people).
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True, but no lye? ;)
 
Ferocitus said:
True, but no lye? ;)
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Related TIL: areas of important global production of sulphuric acid:

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Amazon allows customers to search for books in five time periods:
  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • 18th Century
  • 19th Century
  • 20th Century
I guess nothing written in the 21st Century is worth reading. :coffee:
 
Turns out those thin metal spikes I saw on a bank branch may actually be for deterring pigeons.
 
It would be tragic if you still looked like him now.
 
TIL that the gaming industry makes more revenue than the music and film industry that too combined.

Typing this on a gaming forum,hmm I can't/shouldn't doubt anyway.
 
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