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EU Copyright Directive's content-filtering rule is compatible with EU law, legal opinion says

( July 15, 2021, 08:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A requirement on Google's YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other video-sharing platforms in the EU’s Copyright Directive to remove uploads of illegal content is compatible with EU law, according to a legal opinion prepared for the bloc's top court. Poland had argued that the measure forces platforms to use automatic filters and leads to censorship. Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe said the Copyright Directive's Article 17 is compatible with freedom of expression rights in the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights.Press release follows....

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