European Parliament votes for copyright reform > and "breaks the internet"

The internet is thirty years old this month - and its creator is worried:
Tim Berners-Lee: 'Stop web's downward plunge to dysfunctional future' - BBC News
Father of World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee says what his creation has become isn't the 'web we wanted' | Daily Mail Online
Sir Tim Berners-Lee At Forefront Of New Movement To Takeback Ownership Of Our Data  Forbes
The World Wide Web at 30: We got the free and open internet we deserve - engadget

Last July, the EU showed its intention to sort out this free and open internet:
Futures Forum: European Parliament to vote on copyright reform > "Today's vote will change the face of the internet forever, from an open platform to a place where anything can be removed without warning"

But those looking to protect intellectual property rights didn't win the day:
Futures Forum: European Parliament votes against copyright reform > and 'save the internet'

It looks now as if they have succeeded:
European Parliament approves new copyright rules for the internet | News | European Parliament
EU passes 'meme ban' copyright rules that could change the way the internet works | The Independent

Is it about slaying the tech giants?
Europe Adopts Tough New Online Copyright Rules Over Tech Industry Protests - The New York Times
MEPs vote in controversial laws that places copyright responsibility on Google and YouTube

Or about undermining fundamental freedoms? 
EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next? | Electronic Frontier Foundation

With a report from Berlin:



Did the EU just vote to break the internet? | DW News - YouTube

And here's a handy guide:
What is article 13? The controversial changes to internet copyright laws passed by EU | London Evening Standard
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