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Digital platforms get EU guidance on implementing Article 17 of copyright rules

By Matthew Newman ( June 4, 2021, 11:20 GMT | Insight) -- YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other platforms have received clarity today from the European Commission on how to comply with a key measure in the EU's Copyright Directive on licensing content hosted on their platforms. The guidance focuses on the controversial Article 17, which has created worries that platforms will block content excessively to avoid liability. Today's guidance may be seen as leaning more toward users' rights as the commission says that content that isn't "manifestly infringing" copyright law "should go online at the upload."YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other platforms have received clarity today from the European Commission on how to comply with a key measure in the EU's Copyright Directive on licensing content hosted on their platforms....

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