Debate Rages Over EU Copyright Proposal Ahead of Vote

A European Union plan to require online platforms to filter out infringing content backed by rights holders is under fire from tech groups.

The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee will vote June 20 on the EU’s Copyright Directive, and a wider parliamentary vote on the new copyright rules will follow July 5. Both sides are lobbying EU officials in advance of the votes.

The measure could pass by a razor-thin majority, but the votes are not locked down, Nona Parvanova, member of the Council of EuroISPA, told Bloomberg Law in an email.

“One thing is certain: all the interested stakeholders ...