YouTube: Can not comply with European Copyright Law

According to the new law, technology companies must ensure that no material uploaded to their networks is protected by copyright.

And although the term download filter is not included in the proposal, it comes down to the fact that technology companies filter. Google now warns that he does not know how to comply with the new rules.

The filter is threshold

Opponents of the new rules, such as internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee and the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, had already been warned that the development of Such a download filter would be expensive. It would also be at the expense of innovation because small platforms would not be able to make this investment quickly.

In addition, the filter becomes too coarse, which would also avoid parodies of videos or songs, is the fear.

Not even feasible for Google

According to Google, the upload filter will not only be a problem for small businesses, but even for the largest and richest technology companies in the world. That's why Google, the owner of YouTube, may be preparing some actions.

By these actions, the technology giant wants to make it clear to European politicians and the public that they can not comply with this law. YouTube will not be black, but other "far-reaching actions" will be discussed, says a source within the company. What this really means for YouTube users is unclear.

Letter from YouTube CEO

The first action is a letter from YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. She calls on young Europeans to make their voices heard.

In a letter, she writes that regulation is dangerous to share your voice with the world. It also warns that the rules do not benefit the job.

'Hundreds of thousands of jobs fleeing'

"At the introduction of the proposal, Article 13 (of the new European Copyright Law, ed.) Threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs: European content creators, companies, artists and all their employees, "writes Wojcicki.

She fears that YouTube and other platforms where a lot of users are downloaded, such as Facebook, only allow the content of large companies.

"It would be too dangerous for platforms to host content from smaller content creators, because the platforms are then immediately responsible for that content," said the general manager of YouTube.

Other plans are still in the brainstorming stage, but this indicates that YouTube and Google are well aware of what to do with the new rules.

The law is not over yet

The moment chosen by Google seems well chosen, because the new law on copyright is not over yet. In addition to the disputed Article 13, which deals with the mailing filter, there are more provisions that should make the copyright more complex at this time.

Article 11 is also controversial. This article requires websites that combine information and are accessible. do, think of Google News, to buy the rights they can seem to news publishers' websites (such as Bright and RTL Z).

Before the law is actually adopted, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament must agree on the proposal.