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Singer Paul McCartney urged members of the European Parliament to support new copyright rules in this continent, which will be voted in the House today. ; hui.

"Music and culture are important, they are the heart and the soul, but they do not happen without it, McCartney pointed out that" music also generates jobs and economic growth. more than promote digital innovation throughout Europe. "

However, he lamented," today some platforms refuse to compensate artists for their work, in exploiting them for their own benefit. "

The musician believes that the changes proposed in the regulations will support and give greater support to the contrary, some editions of the Wikipedia encyclopedia – among which is the version Spanish – decided to disable their services until the time of voting and to wear black to protest against the initiative.

"If this is approved, it would significantly harm the open internet that we all know, " said the platform in a statement.

Despite this action, as clarified by the rapporteurs of the new European directive, the changes would have no impact on websites such as Wikipedia.

One of the most controversial parts of the bill is Article 13, which proposes: Web pages may continue to contain music videos, provided that they ensure that the works protected by copyright are not available when a specific license for the publication has not been agreed (economically).