The European Council has adopted the copyright directive that will reinforce journalists’ and publishers’ rights to protect their work online.
In a statement today the council said the new directive, which does not create new copyright laws but updates them for the internet, will “pave the way towards a true digital single market”.
The new rules will allow short snippets of news text to be shared by platforms, such as Facebook and Google, without breach of copyright, but also has provisions to protect copyright holders.