Statement on the European Parliament plenary vote on the Copyright Directive

26 March 2019 - Press release

Following today’s plenary vote in the European Parliament, Frances Moore, CEO, IFPI, commented:
 
“We thank lawmakers for their efforts in navigating a complex environment to pass a Directive with noteworthy implications for the content community.  This world-first legislation confirms that User-Upload Content platforms perform an act of communication to the public and must either seek authorisation from rightsholders or ensure no unauthorised content is available on their platforms. The Directive also includes a ‘stay down’ provision requiring platforms to keep unlicensed content down – another global first.
 
“We now look forward to the implementation stage, where we will work with the EU’s Member States to ensure the Directive is transposed into national law in a manner fully consistent with its aim and key principles of European and international law.”