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. 
Για όσους δεν γνωρίζουν, το πλαίσιο της συμφωνίας αναφέρει ότι όλες οι μεγάλες διαδικτυακές πλατφόρμες θα πρέπει να διαπραγματευθούν για συμφωνίες αδειών με τους κατόχους πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων για την επαναδημοσίευση των έργων τους. Θα πρέπει να ελεγχθεί κάθε σελίδα με περιεχόμενο (βλέπε YouTube), to ensure that there are no copyright infringements.
The above bill aims to ensure a remuneration for content producers in 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 obliges online platforms to use filters for monitoring (and blocking) 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 will have to be officially ratified by the European Parliament and the EU. Its consideration by the Council of Ministers is due to take place next week and the final vote in plenary is expected to take place in the last week of March or mid-April . After the Bill is passed, all EU Member States will have a 24 month deadline to incorporate the new regulations into their national legislation.
