The European Union is currently in a bit of a crisis, it’s not just Brexit, which is a whole steaming mess for those of us in the UK to endure, there’s a lot more cause for concern, as exemplified by French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to the citizens of the EU via a number of newspapers.
Liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt has warned of a nationalist nightmare, so there’s plenty to be concerned with, but this is not a political blog so I’m not going to explore those avenues here other than pointing out that all doesn’t seem well.
One thing politicians pretty much worldwide get accused of is not listening to people and we are seeing a glaring example of that when it comes to articles 11 and 13 of the EU copyright directive.
Mona Eberhardt and Odysseus Giacosa have jointly posted The EU Copyright Directive: the answer to many SL users’ prayers, but also a mortal risk for Second Life itself. I don’t agree with everything they say but they highlight some of the key concerns relating to articles 11 and 13 of the directive.
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