We agree with EU, nods Britain at the Council of Ministers. We heartily approve of the, er, Copyright Directive
Found on The Register on Monday, 15 April 2019
The UK, the Republic of Ireland, France and Germany were among the 19 nations that today gave the thumbs-up to the EU's Copyright Directive, meaning it should get pushed through the day after tomorrow.
Article 13 – now numbered as 17 – means that tech firms (there are exceptions for researchers and other entities) will have to get licences from rights-holders to be able to host content.
Leave it to bribed politicians to make the worst possible decisions; and some of those who voted for the directive previously said that they are against it.