Citizens' rights and Constitutional affairs Workshop ' The copyright directive: strengthening the position of press publishers and authors and perdormers? '

Meeting on copyright

JURI Public hearing on copyright reform: ' The value Gap '

JURI Public Hearing ' Modernisation of EU Copyright rules '

JURI  Vote on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Signer of the petition Artists Unite For Strong Copyright Claudia CARDINALE and the MEP Enrico FERRI at the European Parliament of Strasbourg on the 9 February 1999.

Illustration for copyright. Safeguarding of European music copyright.

Finding information that seems to confirm what we already believe in might be comforting. However, it could also be our blind spot. 
  
Disinformation spreaders might use content aligned with the beliefs and values we already hold to manipulate us. 
  
This video will help you to identify this widely-used manipulation technique and protect yourself against it.

How disinformation works | Episode 4: Confirming existing beliefs

From messaging apps to online marketplaces, digital services are central to our daily lives.  

But the online world is also home to fake news, harmful content and dubious business practices and has become dominated by big tech companies.  

The European Parliament has passed new rules to regulate them and ensure a fairer and safer environment for businesses and consumers. 

Find out more about the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act in our short Q&A.

The Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts decrypted

Many systems are in place to safeguard EU laws and empower EU countries, companies and individuals to appeal if they think their rights have been violated.

What happens when EU law is broken?

The spread of fake news is a threat to people’s trust in EU institutions. In response, the European Parliament’s STOA panel introduced the European Science-Media Hub, which allows journalists, scientists and politicians to verify information and exchange views.

Science-Media Hub to Help Combat Fake News

Parliament agreed on targets to cut CO2 emissions from road transport, and adopted copyright rules to ensure rights and responsibilities of intellectual property now apply to the online world. Members also voted on new rules to better protect workers from carcinogenic chemicals, on banning single use plastics and on dropping the biannual time change.

From CO2 emissions to copyright: 5 numbers from Strasbourg

Parliament has endorsed new copyright rules for the digital age that will ensure rights and responsibilities of intellectual property now apply to the online world too. Smaller sites and individuals will be partially or fully exempt, protecting the right of freedom of expression online.

Parliament approves new copyright rules

Copyright in the Digital Single Market: artist associations have organised a demonstration in front of the European Parliament to warn the MEP's on the issue of copyright. European citizens would like the EU to create safeguards so that dominant tech companies don't get to decide how Europe's cultural wealths is distributed

Copyright in the Digital Single Market: atmosphere shots in front of the European Parliament

MEPs will follow and debate the State of the Union address, and discuss the future of Europe with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Also on the agenda: copyright rules, the situation in Hungary and the European Solidarity Corps.

Coming up in Strasbourg: State of the Union and future of Europe

Press conference by Axel VOSS (EPP, DE), rapporteur, Virginie ROZIÈRE (S&D, FR), Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR), Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR), Helga TRÜPEL (Greens/EFA, DE)

Press conference on the copyright directive by Axel VOSS (EPP, DE), rapporteur, Virginie ROZIÈRE (S&D, FR), Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR), Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR), Helga TRÜPEL (Greens/EFA, DE)

Press conference on the copyright directive by Axel VOSS (EPP, DE), rapporteur, Virginie ROZIÈRE (S&D, FR), Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR), Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR), Helga TRÜPEL (Greens/EFA, DE) (9:58 - 10:27)

Five numbers to take away from the plenary: a commitment to relocate refugees, Hungary’s breach of EU values, cross-border online streaming, a visit from the UN and ways to reduce food waste.

From refugees to food waste:  5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg

Border checkpoints for Europeans may be a thing of the past, but what about the borders that exist online? A new legislation adopted by the European Parliament allows consumers to take their online content with them wherever they go in the EU.

Streaming without borders: new rules for online content

The Parliament’s office for scientific and technological issues (STOA) joined forces with the European Commission and hosted a workshop on blockchain technology.  This new digital storage system could change our lives, or at least, the way we do transactions.

Blockchain: the future of digital transactions

Have you ever been stopped from buying something online because of your location? Geo-blocking limits sales to customers in particular countries - not very convenient if you see a scarf you like from another country online. Inspired by the success of the single market, the European Union is creating a Digital Single Market, which will eliminate geo-blocking and improve online activity across Europe for all citizens.

Common goals: Digital Single Market

This infoclip illustrates online and internet e-commerce, copyright and access to content, data protection. Source: European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?sitelang=en&ref=I100257

Infoclip: Digital single market 1 - online access to goods and services

This Infoclip illustrates people trying to watch online materials which have geographical-blocking / geoblocking.

Infoclip: Copyright reform - geographical blocking of content

Josep BORRELL, EP President, meets with David BISBAL, Spanish singer, to discuss on the extension of the copyright term of recordings in Europe.

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