Copyright reform clears final hurdle: Commission welcomes approval of modernised rules fit for digital age
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Copyright reform clears final hurdle: Commission welcomes approval of modernised rules fit for digital age
Luxembourg, 15 April 2019
Today the Council of the European Union gave its green light to the new Copyright Directive which will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions.
The reform will adapt copyright rules to today's world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators and user-uploaded-content platforms have become the main gateways to access creative works and press articles. It was proposed by the Commission in September 2016 and voted by the European Parliament in March 2019.