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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11611

30 August 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Copyright reform is becoming clearer
Brussels, 29/08/2016 (Agence Europe)

The future European Commission copyright proposals are becoming clearer and should be out on Wednesday 21 September. According to the draft impact assessment seen by EUROPE, the Commission is seeking to strengthen the rights of newspaper publishers on the Internet by providing them with the possibility of seeking financial compensation from search engines.

The paper also gets to grips with the issue of content remuneration and geo-blocking. Julia Reda MEP (Greens/EFA, Germany) immediately...