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Then imagine the outrage from European companies and users getting hit by this ludicrous US copyright thing that doesn't apply to them (the European court rejec
by user5994461 6y ago
Then imagine the outrage from European companies and users getting hit by this ludicrous US copyright thing that doesn't apply to them (the European court rejected oracle claims long ago).
- gonzo41 6y agoCould be a good moment for the European software industry.
- est31 6y agoEU has the copyright directive with its upload filters.
- Longhanks 6y agoNot all of Europe is in the EU, though.
- user5994461 6y agoNorway, Switzerland and Iceland are very close to the EU culturally even though they are not full members of the union.
- est31 6y agoTo add to this, EEA members still have to comply by EU laws. Norway and Iceland are EEA members. Switzerland is not, but it has made a separate deal with the EU that has almost the same content as the EEA deals (idk the differences in detail).
- raverbashing 6y agoBut as the parent said, this doesn't apply And guess what, all the American services have the upload filters already. So the point is moot
- est31 6y agoDoes Github? Does Gitlab? Does your random gitlab instance?
- msla 6y agoIt applies to them the same way the GDPR applies to American companies: If they have sufficient money in the US which can be hit by a judgement, it applies.
- kinkrtyavimoodh 6y agoEuropean users get hit by plenty of ludicrous things of their own making anyway.