While the European Union voted this week to pass its widely-criticized new Copyright Directive, activists and members of European Parliament say there’s still a chance of keeping the EU from fully implementing the worst parts of the troubling proposal.

The most controversial aspects of the plan remain twofold: Article 11, which would require EU News outlets to pay a “link tax” just to share anything more than “insubstantial” snippets of published content, and Article 13, which would require that EU member countries implement the kind of automated copyright filters that have been a chaotic mess here in the States.

The link tax is seen by critics as an attempt by some brick and mortar publishers to generate undeserved revenue in the wake of their failure to adapt to the internet era. Such efforts haven’t worked when attempted overseas, and open the doors to publishers charging sky high rates simply to quote content—or prohibiting quoting of their content entirely.

The automated copyright filters mandated by Article 13 are even more troubling, in that they foist highly error prone automated copyright systems upon websites that may not be able to afford them. There’s also no checks or penalties for repeated false takedown requests, a problem that has soared to almost comedic heights around the globe.

Other problematic measures were passed as well, including Article 12a, which prohibits sports fans from posting their own photos or videos of sporting events online, while stating that only event “organizers” have the right to do so.

Given many of the “concessions” voted on this week weren’t concessions at all, frustration remains high among activists. Especially given that the European public continues to be an afterthought when it comes to helping to transparently shape the proposal.

“It's impossible not to be furious and dismayed,” author and activist Cory Doctorow said in an email to Motherboard.

“This represented our best chance of changing the language of the Directive for the better. The upcoming trilogues (discussions between national governments and the EU) take place behind closed doors and represent a ten out of ten in terms of difficulty for everyday Europeans to influence,” Doctorow said.

That said, all hope is not lost. While some variant of Article 11 and Article 13 is likely be approved next spring, public pressure could force inclusion of additional safeguards for end users, Member of the European Parliament Julia Reda told me in an email.