At least that's what some say about new copyright legislation working its way through the European Parliament in Brussels. But behind all the talk about censorship machines and the death of memes is another much more fundamental issue -- the power of big tech companies. Andre SpicerThe copyright legislation was designed to update European copyright law to reflect the challenges of a digital world. Indeed, the debate around the European copyright directive is really about who profits from what is circulated on the internet. Research organizations could use algorithms to mine texts, but in some cases firms would need a license to do the same thing.

Source: CNN September 14, 2018 21:45 UTC