Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by Jommi on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @09:15AM
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So you think the MEPs made a bad decision because they were mis- or uninformed, but then you would trust that the population on average would be more informed?
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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by philpem on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @10:19AM
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They were about as well-informed as much of the general public.
There's a Youtube video kicking around of someone (I forget who) going round Europarl asking MEPs if they'd actually read Articles 11 and 13.
The most common answer, by a country mile, was "no".
We elect representatives to read these things and make a reasoned decision on our behalf. Not to do the political equivalent of putting on a blindfold and throwing a dart, hoping to score a bulls-eye.