Pirate MEP's copyright reforms voted in by Europarl with "Right of Panorama" intact

doctorow · July 10, 2015, 5:45am

shaddack · July 10, 2015, 6:08am

Finally some good news!

Daedalus · July 10, 2015, 12:20pm

This would seem to be kind of a big deal!

bobtato · July 10, 2015, 3:10pm

We’re saying “Europarl” now?

D:

WearySky · July 10, 2015, 3:25pm

So does this mean that people will be able to take pictures of the Eiffel tower at night again?

shaddack · July 10, 2015, 10:34pm

They still can. Laws do not determine the behavior of photons, optics, nor imaging sensors.

WearySky · July 11, 2015, 2:49am

With the implied… “legally” after my sentence.

doctorow · July 15, 2015, 5:45am

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