HannibalBaka

Believe me, there is way more friction in the EU system, especially due to the principle of subsidiarity. This copyright directive enjoys the benefit of only requiring a qualified majority in the Council (legislative chamber representing the national governments). Most sensitive issues require unanimity, meaning that every member state has the power to veto legislation.

>I've skimmed the relevant passages and it didn't seem to me like she's claiming anything that's not true.

The "link tax" is certainly a false claim. Paragraph 1 of Article 11[0] clearly states:

>The protection granted under the first subparagraph shall not apply to acts of hyperlinking.

Also:

>The rights referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply in respect of uses of individual words or very short extracts of a press publication.

[0]: https://juliareda.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Art_11_unoff...

The current draft compromise is not yet published. Article 11[0] and 13[1] have been leaked by Julia Reda, though.

[0]: https://juliareda.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Art_11_unoff...

[1]: https://juliareda.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Art_13_unoff...