Hey there, fellow furry friends,

Well, I did promise to report back to you on the subject of Art13, and I think that at this point, it doesn't need an introduction anymore.

This time, not so good news. It passed this voting round (along with Art11, the "link tax"), with 438 voting in favor, 226 voting against and 39 abstaining, but it won't be the last battle!

First of all, the amendments weren't very satisfying, to say the least. It includes changing "a lot of content" to "a significant amount of content," which just means the exact same thing, complete with the same vague meaning that could still be exploited through different interpretations.
They also avoided specifically mentioning a content filter, even though that's still the only option we have.
But not only that, but the good proposals have been rejected, like freedom of panorama and the filming of sports events.

But there were SOME good things, as small enterprises, non-profit encyclopedias (e.g. Wikipedia), cloud services for individual users, online marketplaces and open source software development platforms (e.g. GitHub) are exempt from further copyright controls in the new draft,
And it does seem that sharing hyperlinks are exempt from Art11, as well.
It COULD mean good things for fanart in the future, but it's better not to let our guard down just yet.

So, what's going to happen next?
Well, first of, trilogue negotiations will occur, informal negations with the representatives of the EU Member States (Council) and the European Commission (EC), which will happen behind closed doors. Things are still subject to change here, so don't lose hope!

After that, there will be one final vote, likely in January 2019.

If it passes there, the new law would need to be interpreted and implemented by EU member states.

But to not end it on such a sour note, it does seem that slowly, more and more people are becoming aware, and seem to be fighting back with memes, so hopefully that backlash will have influence.

In the mean time, please keep raising awareness.

I also suggest to keep an eye on this site: https://saveyourinternet.eu/
While its tools to contact MEPs are currently disabled, they'll likely be activated again when the time comes, so please make sure to do so when it's possible.
At first I waited a little before writing a Journal on the subject until the tools were accessible, so that's why I'm a little late.

If we stand united and speak up, we can achieve great things together!

I'll likely report back when some news about Art13 pops up again.

Thank you for reading and your help/support!

Sources:
https://saveyourinternet.eu/
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/eu-article-13-passed-meme-war
https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3062441/amendments-to-eu-copyright-proposals-welcome-but-insufficient-say-ip-experts-ahead-of-wednesdays-vote
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/reddit-wikipedia-criticize-eus-controversial-copyright-directive-law/