Misunderstandings or half-knowledge often lead to misinterpretations: You are supposedly no longer allowed to upload anything because of an upload filter.

This is probably how the claim arose that WhatsApp was now using an upload filter and that you were no longer allowed to upload images. This statement brings together a lot of things that on the one hand have a true and serious background, but on the other hand represent a misinterpretation of this background.

The idea of ​​the upload filter, as well as the ban on uploading images, is based on the discussion about ancillary copyright law. There will be an important vote on this on June 20, 2018 ( we reported ).

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The upload filter

Music, videos, but also journalistic works from which the people behind them have to make a living are subject to copyright protection. An upload filter can, but does not have to, be used. Such a filter is intended to prevent content that violates copyright from being published.

However, an upload filter does not necessarily have to be used, but can be circumvented, for example, by platform operators concluding corresponding contracts with collecting societies that provide for remuneration for authors.

Will an upload filter in this sense even come along?

The first decision on ancillary copyright has not yet been made (June 18, 2018), this will not take place until June 20th. We repeat from our previous article : However, this decision does not yet have legal force, because it will take a while until the relevant laws are actually drafted at the participating state level.

If a majority in the Legal Affairs Committee votes in favor of the planned ancillary copyright for press publishers, an individual vote on the heavily criticized Articles 11 and 13 could certainly be scheduled. Since the result could be extremely close, critics in parliament are unlikely to fall silent immediately.


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