Copyright in Europe: The European Parliament and the European Council agreed on the final text of the EU Directive on Copyright. The bill also includes the controversial article 13, which can lead to "filtering" of the internet.
The full text of the bill will be submitted to the European Parliament for the final vote, which is due to take place in March or April.
So, according to the above, the future of online copyright is expected to change definitively after the agreement reached on the relevant Copyright Directive. 
For those who don't know, the framework of the agreement states that all major online platforms they should negotiate license agreements with copyright holders to republish their works. Each page should be checked with content (see YouTube) to ensure that there are no copyright infringements.
The above bill aims to ensure a fee for content producers on the internet. Of course there are too many which are opposed to the forthcoming bill, saying that this process will greatly restrict freedom of expression on the internet.
The "stones" of the scandal in the upcoming Copyright bill are Articles 11 and 13.
Article 13 requires online platforms to use filters to track (and block) the content posted by users to ensure that there are no copyright violations.
Article 11, on the other hand, requires online platforms that publish newsletters, and news articles (such as Google News) contracts with the producers of the content they publish for the purpose of their payment.
The bill must be officially ratified by the European Parliament and the EU. Its examination by the Council of Ministers is expected to take place next weekteam, while the final vote in the plenary is expected to take place in the last week of March, or until mid-April. After the passing of the bill, all EU Member States will have 24 months to incorporate the new regulations into their national legislation.
