...“Five years after the ‘link tax’ came into force in Germany, no journalist or publisher has made an extra penny, startups in the news sector have had to shut down and courts have yet to clear up the legal uncertainty on exactly where to draw the line,” she added. “The same quagmire will now repeat at the EU level — no argument has been made why it wouldn’t, apart from wishful thinking.”
...We have set a step backwards instead of creating a true copyright reform that is fit for the 21st century.”
“This is a terrible result for users, consumers, innovators and researchers,” added MEP Catherine Stihler. “This will do nothing for the European digital economy, it will stifle free speech and create barriers of entry to the market for European start-ups.”
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