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ElntTcare:
 Thanks

ElntTcare:
Could someone recommend some helpful tax tools? Thanks

Searchernow:
Most politicians did listen, and for now the link tax has been defeated!  :)

From Wikipedia:

"On 20 June 2018, the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs finalised their amendments to the directive and put them toward the parliament for negotiation.[21] However, MEPs voted on 5 July 2018 not to proceed to the negotiation stage, but instead to reopen the directive for debate in September 2018.[8][7] There were 318 votes to re-open debate, 278 to proceed, and 31 abstentions."

This gives more time for discussion and talking to MEPs.

Searchernow:
Against all advice, including from Tim Berners-Lee, Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), the EU Legal Affairs Commitee today voted for the "Copyright Law".

More details, including pledges to carry on the fight by some MEPs before a final vote, in today's Guardian (while it is still legal to post this link)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/20/eu-votes-for-copyright-law-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control

This gives details of the new law and why so many oppose it.

Have Jerry and the team looked at what effect this will have on this forum?

Searchernow:
An example - an important source of info on Linux Lite could go

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Lite

I'm not sure if this Forum would disappear, at least in EU countries, or wider. My experience of politicians (not negligable!) suggests they probably are not sure either, but the lobbyists are said to be driving this.

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