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"US Congress quietly slips cloud-spying powers into page 2,201 of spending mega-bill"[1]. Could the EU copyright law be slipped in the same way? [1] https://w
by krn 8y ago
"US Congress quietly slips cloud-spying powers into page 2,201 of spending mega-bill"[1].
Could the EU copyright law be slipped in the same way?
[1] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/23/cloud_act_spending_bill/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/23/cloud_act_spending_...
- chki 8y agoTechnically: maybe. But the EU legislative process is very transparent (which is partially caused by the different legislative bodies that need to participate) and the European Parliament would probably not approve of such a hidden policy change.
- krotton 8y agoActually they did (in 2005) try to slip a vote on software patents in by scheduling it for an "Agriculture and Fishery" meeting. Luckily, they failed. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2005/jan/23/eusdirtytrick https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2005/jan/23/eusd...