I believe the Article 13 protests have so far been a very good demonstration of the mechanisms of democracy still working quite well. Even though only a rather

I believe the Article 13 protests have so far been a very good demonstration of the mechanisms of democracy still working quite well. Even though only a rather small minority of citizen has any interest in the topic, they have been effective in putting it on the public agenda. They organized (completely peaceful) protests. Journalists then covered those protests, even though their publishers' economic interests are probably on the other side. The EU parliament, often decried as undemocratic, has taken a lot of interest. Opinion is now split, often within parties and groups. It rejected an attempt to hold the vote early and bypass the large protests scheduled for Saturday. It's anyones' guess how this will end. While some of the statements, such as claims that protest emails are fake "bots" are obviously uninformed, I am similarly disappointed by the other side not recognizing some legitimate interests of creators and maybe trying to advance constructive ideas.