On 13/01/2019 10:44, Erkin Alp Güney wrote:
Proposed EU copyright directive requires automated upload filters (something like YouTube ContentID) and this can cause a sharp decrease in contributions. It will also make difficult for newcomers as a significant contribution will be required for each commit, because copyright filter is costly to run.
Yours, faithfully Erkin Alp
As far as I know it's not law yet and may never become law in its current, insane, form.