German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitably Leads to Filters

Re:German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitab... by expertentipp on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:04AM (#19301779)

If advisory of German specialists from the either side will make the internet in the EU anything like the internet in Germany, in any regard, people will be really pissed. Kindly bugger off and let decide those from the places were the internet works.

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Re:German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitab... by ahartmetz on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:20AM (#19301894)

That comment makes no sense in this context.

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Re:German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitab... by jplayer01 on Monday March 04, 2019 @11:10AM (#19302277)

It does in a way. Article 13 is largely a product of French and German politicians. Just because the German data commissioner says something like this doesn't mean there aren't plenty of German politicians eager to implement Article 13.

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Re:German Data Privacy Commissioner Says Article 13 Inevitab... by pluma on Monday March 04, 2019 @07:24PM (#19307058)

It's omitting a lot of context.

Article 13 (and 11) is heavily inspired by pre-existing laws and drafts in Germany (and France), which are heavily lobbied by print publishers (much like US copyright law legislation is heavily lobbied by the MPAA and RIAA).

So while the changes aren't as controversial in Germany (although e.g. the Leistungsschutzrecht is still fairly recent and controversial) they're not likely to be as easily accepted throughout the rest of the EU.

Of course the obvious caveat is that MEPs don't necessarily vote in alignment with their country's population. Because of the lower voter turnout they have fewer constituents while they're also a more lucrative target for industrial lobbying.

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