5 ms·

You have seriously confused things, the EU copyright law isn't targetting YT, it's targetting all platforms that users are able to publish their own content, so

You have seriously confused things, the EU copyright law isn't targetting YT, it's targetting all platforms that users are able to publish their own content, so you really aren't left with alternatives for content creators to switch to paid by Patreon supporters or not. Even Hacker News is targetted under the law and has to pay link tax when linking to content. So you should reconsider your nonchalant attitude.

consumer451 8y ago
I am not defending article 11 at large, the link tax seem ridiculous.[0] I was likely “thinking out loud” far too much for HN, and my own good. I would certainly miss YT, article 11 is a mess, but I just came to my original comment’s conclusion and it honestly surprised me. [0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/eus-link-tax-will-kill-open-access-and-creative-commons-news https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/eus-link-tax-will-kill...
- HissingMachine 8y ago
  I understand it's just frustrating to hear dismissal of one platform or other from comments on EU copyright law when the fact is that it will govern everything that is going on the internet. It will affect everything as user interaction is a central and crucial part of what we do on the internet. GDPR did a number on what we consume for "the greater good" and while I do appreciate that I'm now more in control of what goes on with my data, I lost access to so many sources. And while I do have ways to protect myself where ever I go, I have been punished for the lack of care and awareness of internet users who simply didn't care then nor do they care now, collective punishment rarely does any great good for the whole. And yet again, I'm savvier so I can circumvent most of the blocks by VPN but the rest are now enjoying a worse experience. This ain't good in any metric, none of it is.

5 ms·

You have seriously confused things, the EU copyright law isn't targetting YT, it's targetting all platforms that users are able to publish their own content, so

by HissingMachine 8y ago

consumer451 8y ago
I am not defending article 11 at large, the link tax seem ridiculous.[0] I was likely “thinking out loud” far too much for HN, and my own good. I would certainly miss YT, article 11 is a mess, but I just came to my original comment’s conclusion and it honestly surprised me. [0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/eus-link-tax-will-kill-open-access-and-creative-commons-news https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/eus-link-tax-will-kill...
- HissingMachine 8y ago
  I understand it's just frustrating to hear dismissal of one platform or other from comments on EU copyright law when the fact is that it will govern everything that is going on the internet. It will affect everything as user interaction is a central and crucial part of what we do on the internet. GDPR did a number on what we consume for "the greater good" and while I do appreciate that I'm now more in control of what goes on with my data, I lost access to so many sources. And while I do have ways to protect myself where ever I go, I have been punished for the lack of care and awareness of internet users who simply didn't care then nor do they care now, collective punishment rarely does any great good for the whole. And yet again, I'm savvier so I can circumvent most of the blocks by VPN but the rest are now enjoying a worse experience. This ain't good in any metric, none of it is.