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I encourage everyone in the EU to reach out to their representatives by mail (or by phone, even better!) and let them know how you feel about the proposal. I ha

by x775 8y ago

I encourage everyone in the EU to reach out to their representatives by mail (or by phone, even better!) and let them know how you feel about the proposal. I have already sent mails to mine, and have at time of writing gotten two responses indicating a shared opposition of the proposal. I moreover asked whether they are experiencing any significant surge in comments compared to other controversial topics to which they, much to my disappointment, said they are not. Whilst this likely depends entirely on the representative in question, I was reassured that every comment was read and taken into consideration - if anything then in an aggregated manner.

LaurentS 8y ago
I've just put together a simple list of MEPs and their voting intentions (far from complete, it's only the few I've heard about more or less directly). It would be great if you can add what you've heard from MEPs you've spoken to. If anything, it may help focus efforts when speaking to MEPs. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A8H7OQfyjzdn8RhQ7ifwMoKp8axVjjkEXRu4PJUY1zg/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A8H7OQfyjzdn8RhQ7ifw...
- Kliment 8y ago
  One important aspect about this is that this week's vote is a simple yes/no matter. If the vote is yes, the proposal continues to the next stage unamended. If the vote is no, each specific part of the proposal will be subject to amendments, which can then be voted on in a separate session. So having this table divided by article is not very sensible. I called a bunch of German MEPs over the past few weeks. I spoke to every parliamentary group except the far-right. The CDU and CSU are voting for this, which makes sense as it's their proposal. They had zero interest in talking about the actual contents, saying instead that Voss is their expert on the topic and they trust his opinion. Every other parliamentary group among the German MEPs is opposed. There is one person in the Green group that is an exception (Helga Trüpel). She is violently in support and doesn't seem to want to discuss the matter (when I called a staffer told me that they were overwhelmed with calls about this topic and I should call another time but her Twitter feed leaves zero doubts). Every other member of the Green group is against, as are all the FDP representatives, all the SDP representatives, and all the Linke representatives. I didn't feel comfortable speaking with any AfD and associated people. I spoke to a handful of CDU people who asked me to email with specific questions, and then replied to said email with a one-liner saying they fully support their colleague's proposal. It's still a good idea to call German representatives outside the CDU/CSU faction and ask them to please attend the vote - attendance is possibly going to be more important here than convincing them of a position because it appears the party lines are now clear. It might be a good idea to NOT call EPP/CDU/CSU members because that might motivate them to attend and the lower their attendance the better.
fwdpropaganda 8y ago
When you visit wikipedia in the UK you some times see a banner with information. I'm posting here the content and links of the banner: > To all our readers in the UK This Tuesday we need your help. On 5 July 2018, the European Parliament will vote on a new copyright directive. If approved, these changes threaten to disrupt the open Internet that Wikipedia is a part of. You have time to act. Join the discussion. Thank you. > Contact your MEP: https://changecopyright.org/ https://changecopyright.org/ > Read about on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_... > Learn more: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/2018_European_Parliament_vote https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/2018_European_Parl... In particular that changecopyright.org link seems organized by Mozilla, and connects you directly with an MEP.

by x775 8y ago

LaurentS 8y ago

I've just put together a simple list of MEPs and their voting intentions (far from complete, it's only the few I've heard about more or less directly). It would be great if you can add what you've heard from MEPs you've spoken to. If anything, it may help focus efforts when speaking to MEPs. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A8H7OQfyjzdn8RhQ7ifwMoKp8axVjjkEXRu4PJUY1zg/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A8H7OQfyjzdn8RhQ7ifw...

Kliment 8y ago
One important aspect about this is that this week's vote is a simple yes/no matter. If the vote is yes, the proposal continues to the next stage unamended. If the vote is no, each specific part of the proposal will be subject to amendments, which can then be voted on in a separate session. So having this table divided by article is not very sensible. I called a bunch of German MEPs over the past few weeks. I spoke to every parliamentary group except the far-right. The CDU and CSU are voting for this, which makes sense as it's their proposal. They had zero interest in talking about the actual contents, saying instead that Voss is their expert on the topic and they trust his opinion. Every other parliamentary group among the German MEPs is opposed. There is one person in the Green group that is an exception (Helga Trüpel). She is violently in support and doesn't seem to want to discuss the matter (when I called a staffer told me that they were overwhelmed with calls about this topic and I should call another time but her Twitter feed leaves zero doubts). Every other member of the Green group is against, as are all the FDP representatives, all the SDP representatives, and all the Linke representatives. I didn't feel comfortable speaking with any AfD and associated people. I spoke to a handful of CDU people who asked me to email with specific questions, and then replied to said email with a one-liner saying they fully support their colleague's proposal. It's still a good idea to call German representatives outside the CDU/CSU faction and ask them to please attend the vote - attendance is possibly going to be more important here than convincing them of a position because it appears the party lines are now clear. It might be a good idea to NOT call EPP/CDU/CSU members because that might motivate them to attend and the lower their attendance the better.

fwdpropaganda 8y ago

When you visit wikipedia in the UK you some times see a banner with information. I'm posting here the content and links of the banner: > To all our readers in the UK This Tuesday we need your help. On 5 July 2018, the European Parliament will vote on a new copyright directive. If approved, these changes threaten to disrupt the open Internet that Wikipedia is a part of. You have time to act. Join the discussion. Thank you. > Contact your MEP: https://changecopyright.org/ https://changecopyright.org/ > Read about on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_... > Learn more: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/2018_European_Parliament_vote https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/2018_European_Parl... In particular that changecopyright.org link seems organized by Mozilla, and connects you directly with an MEP.