European lawmakers have voted in favor of enforcing tech/internet companies to prohibit users from sharing copyrighted content . The new law could also require tech biggies such as Google and Facebook to share revenue with musicians and writers.
While skeptics of the proposed reform feel that internet memes and/or Google News could get restricted, supporters of the rule have praised it for potentially leveling the playing field between tech firms on one side and musicians, filmmakers and news publishers on the other. For the rule to get implemented, it must get final approval from the European Commission and EU member states.