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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by chatmasta on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @08:10AM (#17967669)
I think this is spot-on. Laws like this are inherently unenforceable at a global scale, and therefore are selectively enforced. The enforcement agencies have limited resources and therefore will focus on politically strategic targets. This is a political weapon.

Unfortunately, the downstream effects will hurt everyone else.

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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by teget on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @09:52AM (#17968739)
No enforcement agency is required to enforce this law. Rightholders will sue non-filtering platforms over potentional lost sales due to their "wilful negligence". And if the offending platform has any business in Germany (or another country with similar laws) this will be a gold mine for any law business issuing cease and desist letters in the name of competing plattforms.
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