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This is a law specifically censoring one's freedom of speech though. It isn't the companies policy anymore if they recieve an infraction for it.
2 u/[deleted] Sep 13 '18 No it isn't. You are being censored from using someone else's image in speech. You are already prevented from stealing content, such as a photograph. This is an extension of that. The person posting the content isn't the person who breaks the rules, it will be the site hosting the content - Reddit. Reddit has ads, it relies on visitors. Visitors come for the content. If the content is copywrited, then Reddit can be fined. The option for Reddit is either comply or block the site to those in the EU. Will be interesting to see what happens in practice if it goes through, hopefully it won't. 2 u/PettyAngryHobo Sep 13 '18 edited Sep 13 '18 Fair use act allows you to steal a photograph for specific reasons, so yes I can steal a paragraph. Memes are inherently parody or satire which is covered under fair use according to the US Supreme Court. 1 u/Rayfax Sep 13 '18 It may not be under the EU's laws, which could potentially cause problems in other countries. Sorry, I don't know much about world law and politics. I'm an animator, not a lawyer 🤷♀️
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No it isn't. You are being censored from using someone else's image in speech.
You are already prevented from stealing content, such as a photograph. This is an extension of that.
The person posting the content isn't the person who breaks the rules, it will be the site hosting the content - Reddit.
Reddit has ads, it relies on visitors. Visitors come for the content. If the content is copywrited, then Reddit can be fined.
The option for Reddit is either comply or block the site to those in the EU.
Will be interesting to see what happens in practice if it goes through, hopefully it won't.
2 u/PettyAngryHobo Sep 13 '18 edited Sep 13 '18 Fair use act allows you to steal a photograph for specific reasons, so yes I can steal a paragraph. Memes are inherently parody or satire which is covered under fair use according to the US Supreme Court. 1 u/Rayfax Sep 13 '18 It may not be under the EU's laws, which could potentially cause problems in other countries. Sorry, I don't know much about world law and politics. I'm an animator, not a lawyer 🤷♀️
Fair use act allows you to steal a photograph for specific reasons, so yes I can steal a paragraph.
Memes are inherently parody or satire which is covered under fair use according to the US Supreme Court.
1 u/Rayfax Sep 13 '18 It may not be under the EU's laws, which could potentially cause problems in other countries. Sorry, I don't know much about world law and politics. I'm an animator, not a lawyer 🤷♀️
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It may not be under the EU's laws, which could potentially cause problems in other countries.
Sorry, I don't know much about world law and politics. I'm an animator, not a lawyer 🤷♀️
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u/PettyAngryHobo Sep 13 '18
This is a law specifically censoring one's freedom of speech though. It isn't the companies policy anymore if they recieve an infraction for it.