Current copywrong: In Germany and Spain, efforts to introduce an ancilliary copyright for press publishers have failed spectacularly: Free linking was restricted and innovation on the web threatened with no actual gain for news publishers. EU proposal: Reject the introduction of such a law. I want this!

Current copywrong: "This content is not available in your country." EU proposal: Ban contracts that require video services to use geoblocking, as it's a form of user discrimination. I want this!

Current copywrong: What's allowed varies widely between EU countries. If you don't read up on the laws when travelling, you might become an outlaw! EU proposal: Make the exceptions and limitations to copyright mandatory across all EU member states. Make theto copyrightacross all EU member states. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: Artists don't have lawyers. Publishers and labels have armies of them. Guess who has the upper hand in contract negotiations? EU proposal: Protect artists from expoitative total buy-out contracts Europe-wide and allow them to take back their rights if unused. Protect artists from expoitativeEurope-wide and allow them toif unused. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: Quoting some words is usually legal, but this hasn't been extended to videos or sound recordings – making YouTubers & podcasters outlaws. EU proposal: Exceptions like the one for quotation must apply to all forms of cultural expression in a technology-neutral manner. Exceptions like the one for quotation must apply to all forms of cultural expression in amanner. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: The web is made of links. Can posting one be a crime? News publishers are calling for laws that limit how others can link to their websites. EU proposal: Reject such laws and preserve the freedom to link. Reject such laws and preserve the freedom to link. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: Old artwork whose copyright has expired belongs to everyone. Yet some people claim digitising it grants new copyright. EU proposal: Digitisation of works that are commonly owned shouldn't grant new protection. Digitisation of works that are commonly owned shouldn't grant new protection. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: Libraries pay authors in return for the right to lend physical copies of books. But this right doesn't exist on the internet. EU proposal: Allow e-lending so that libraries can continue fulfilling their important social function. Allowso that libraries can continue fulfilling their important social function. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: In Germany you can freely post photos of public buildings online – but across the border in France the architect could sue you! EU proposal: Ensure freedom of panorama across Europe: Publishing pictures of what's permanently in the public must be legal. Ensureacross Europe: Publishing pictures of what's permanently in the public must be legal. Read more I want this!

Current copywrong: Schools may often freely use physical books to teach from – but putting the same content on the school intranet as a PDF can be illegal. EU proposal: A Europe-wide comprehensive copyright exception for educational use Read more A Europe-wide comprehensive copyright I want this!

Current copywrong: Copyright lasts 70 years after the author's death. The vast majority of works are not profitable that long – they simply become unavailable. EU proposal: Reduce the copyright term to the international standard of life + 50 years. Read more Reduce the copyright term to the international standard of life + I want this!

Current copywrong: The law says you can make copies of media you purchased for private use – but in practice, digital locks often prevent you. EU proposal: Ensure that technical measures can't limit your legal rights. Ensure that technical measures can't limit your legal rights. Read more I want this!