>German publishers got their beloved "Leistungsschutzrecht" kicked into the bin by the constitutional court. So, instead of accepting defeat they and their cronies started lobbying in the EU, so they can reintroduce it and say "Oh, we are so sorry, we didn't want to do this, but they FORCED US!" ... its an age old strategy.

The law is a directive, which means every EU country will have to implement it on its own. I heard it's not compatible with Polish constitution, ironic that Polish representatives voted for. Apparently both countries will have to change their law to adopt article 13.