STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The European Parliament votes Tuesday on controversial copyright reforms championed by news publishers and the music business but criticised by big tech and internet freedom activists. "The result of the vote is highly uncertain, but we remain confident," said a parliamentary source and backer of the reform. Under the reform, European law for the first time would hold platforms legally responsible for enforcing copyright, requiring them to check everything that their users post to prevent infringement. The reform is staunchly backed by France and other member states, and the vote in the European Parliament was expected to be a formality. "Copyright is not censorship, it is freedom of creation and diversity of information," the French presidency said in a tweet.

Source: Bangkok Post March 26, 2019 08:37 UTC