Note that, in Europe, the European Commission is amending its directives to give copyright collectives more power in dealing with the web giants. It intends to limit certain statutory exceptions to enable copyright collectives to compel certain intermediaries to pay their fair share and thus reduce the value gap.
At the end of its review, your committee should ideally provide Parliament with proposed amendments to the act that reflect the solutions that will be presented to you today.
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