Copyright Directive - European Parliament’s decision will hamper digital innovation in Europe

“Today’s outcome will needlessly hamper research and development in Europe, such as on Artificial Intelligence, by refraining to introduce legal security and harmonisation with a broad exception for text and data mining. It also introduces new obstacles to digital innovation such as the controversial ancillary publisher right, and it adds a complex layer of liability on a wide range of digital services, encouraging filters and content removal rather than innovation”, she added.

DIGITALEUROPE has always fully supported the ambition of modernising the copyright legal framework in Europe, to accommodate and encourage new ways of creativity and innovation in the digital era.

While we regret the missed opportunity the adoption of this Directive represents, we will continue to engage with all relevant MEPs and the Council to reach a more balanced and future-proof outcome during the upcoming trialogue negotiations.