European Parliament Committee Issues Compromise Opinion on DSM Copyright Law Revamp Proposal

The European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved an opinion Thursday aimed at a compromise on the European Commission's proposed copyright directive for the digital single market. The opinion rejected language that would require service providers to monitor content uploaded by subscribers to ensure it's not copyright-protected and on intermediaries' liability. The opinion didn't address a proposed pan-EU ancillary copyright aimed at allowing publishers to claim royalties from news aggregation services like Google News. The Computer & Communications Industry Association believes the opinion is a "sensible compromise" but EU policymakers should "go even further by rejecting all provisions that undermine the e-Commerce Directive and create new exclusive rights for press publishers," said Europe Public Policy Manager Maud Sacquet in a statement.