All online platforms would have to install upload filters, continuously checking for copyright infringement, except under three of the following criteria:
Platform/site available to the public for less than 3 years.
Annual turnover falls below €10 million ($11.4 million).
Fewer than 5 million unique monthly visitors.
This simply isn't true and i just FUD spreaded by activists like Julia Reda to get as much attention as possible.Now, however, even the tiniest forums that have existed for more than three years can practically no longer be legally operated.
It would be perfectly valid not to check uploads, the only problem would be that this puts the owner at full liability for any unlicensed content.
AFAIK that's wrong. If the proposal passes the european parliament it will become active for every country in the EU, no exceptions for non-commercial sites.According to your article, you're ****ed up if you are in France but not in Germany. I do think that just like RGPD and CNIL, it won't apply if you are not a company. This means that as long as your forum does not generate money, you're fine.
Platform/site available to the public for less than 3 years.
Annual turnover falls below €10 million ($11.4 million).
Fewer than 5 million unique monthly visitors.
Every one of those three conditions must be met, so if your site is older than 3 years, generates less than 10M € per year and has less than 5M monthly unique users you would not be excempted.Phew, looks like I'm safe on two counts
You can earn money, you just have to earn less than whatever is the minimum in your country to not create a company.Every forum, which places advertisements, no matter in which form, earns money. I also think that doesn't matter here, 3 years of existence are enough.
And Germany and France have agreed, i.e. also for German forums it will apply. Especially since the unspeakable first draft comes from a German politician.
Which is basically the same as you usually can't check your whole content database (especially with video support of XF 2.1). However,It would be perfectly legal not to check uploads, the only problem would be that this puts the owner at full liability for any unlicensed content.
and on one occasion with someone's mother
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