Authors, publishers, will say that the same principle should apply on the internet as in other fields, that their content should not be used without their permission, and licensing will give them some remuneration to compensate.

Hopefully a balance will be struck in a few days time when it goes back to the EU parliament, after having been rejected this summer.

Sir Paul McCartney is among the advocates, presumably they will want this to apply to the UK in any event.

To them presumably what google facebook etc. are doing is intellectual theft.

Seems like the EU can't sign Mays chequers agreement fast enough!!!

Brexit: Barnier says agreement possible by early November - [Link]

They can see that Boris and co will negotiate harder and that they are very close to breaking the horses back!!

Or they are playing a very clever game? The proud british in me hope so.

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Through the 'deal' there are so many advantages for the EU which feared a disaster.

It seems that the UK and EU relationship is re-drawn with the U having no say in what happens in the single market for example.

How ironic that in one of Mrs Thatchers flagship achievements, the single market, the UK will be reduced to a standard membership with no say in the operation of the world's largest market.

'Tens of thousands' of jobs at risk, Jaguar Land Rover boss tells PM.

Ralf Speth tells Theresa May he cannot be sure any of firm’s plants in Britain will continue to operate after Brexit.

British negotiating team arrives in Brussels.

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The 'Are you being served' team would have got a far better result for remain.