Category archives: Article 13

Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun

With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat different view, predicting a two-year copyright war is just heating up. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology…

Italian Version of the Copyright Directive Bans All Copyrighted Content Online

Under the finalized Copyright Directive law passed in the European Union, Member States have a maximum of two years to implement the new legislation in their respective countries. Speaking about the new bill, and the controversial Article 13 – now Arti…

Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]

Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout from this new legislation, and looking ahead to how we can build a more creator-friendly world of fair compensation and…

Germany Vows to Prevent the Copyright Directive’s Upload Filters ‘as Far as Possible.’

Will Germany succeed in preventing the Copyright Directive’s undefined ‘upload filters?’ You probably already know the story by now. Last month, in a landmark vote, the European Parliament approved the controversial Copyright Directive.  348 Members of…

EU Gives Final Approval To Article 13 Copyright Directive, YouTube, Facebook Expected To Be Hit Hard

On Monday morning, the EU Member States gave the Article 13 copyright directive the final green light, after months of contentious debate. Nineteen member countries voted yes, six voted against and three abstained. The directive is expected to hit platforms based on user-generated content including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram hardest….

French Culture Minister Pledges to Implement Article 13 Within a Matter of Months

France won’t waste any time implementing the Copyright Directive and Article 13.   In addition, the country will also implement a piracy website blacklist. Last week, the European Parliament approved the Copyright Directive.  This includes two controve…

This Week In Music Commentary

This week we heard commentary from inside the industry on why labels reissuing vinyl should go the extra mile to ensure maximum quality, how YouTube’s 1 billion plays club is changing global music culture, everything you could ever need to know about article 13, and more! Advice To Labels: When…

TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of this week’s most popular articles on Hypebot covered recent important updates to ‘Spotify for Artists.’ the latest in the PledgeMusic dumpster fire, what the approval of Article 13 means for YouTube’s safe harbor rules, and more. New Update To Spotify For Artists Portal PledgeMusic Update: Millions Owed, Buyer…