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Copyright Directive Passed! . . .The Death Of Memes?


 

  • The Express marks the passing of the EU Copyright Directive with a deep concern for memes.

 

  • Article 11 requires search engines to pay news sites for links, while Article 13 will compel online-content platforms to filter posts that haven’t secured creators’ permissions.

 

  • Mercifully, memes are “explicitly excluded” from persecution. So we’ve got that going for us.