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So there it is, the ancillary copyright. A done deal, search engines are to pay publishers license fees. An unprecedented fight against networking is imminent.

A few weeks ago, I already expressed my concerns regarding the ancillary copyright (Leistungsschutzrecht) for press publishers. The draft law that has now been made public shows that it also affects users and poses a threat to the democratic exchange of opinions.

The coalition agrees that a ancillary copyright law for press publishers is essential to ask commercial linkers to pay. This is “a black day for copyright”, and there will be repercussions here as well.