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Platforms can use upload filters under EU copyright rules, court opinion says

By Matthew Newman ( July 15, 2021, 09:51 GMT | Insight) -- An EU requirement on online video-sharing platforms to remove uploads of illegal content is compatible with freedom of expression, says a legal opinion prepared for the bloc's top court. While Article 17 of the Copyright Directive does interfere with the freedom of expression, “that interference satisfies the conditions laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights,” said Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe.A requirement on online video-sharing platforms in the EU’s Copyright Directive to remove uploads of illegal content is compatible with the EU’s freedom of expression rights — and a request from Poland to annul the measure should be rejected, says a legal opinion prepared for the bloc's top court....

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