Could The E U Kill Off A B ?

[Spicerack]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47708144

I'm not tech savvy. Will AB being hosted in the US save it from the EU?
Or, is it more to do with where the site's activity takes place?
If A, couldn't every site switch their hosting country to escape the new rules, rendering them pointless.

[Spicerack]

I suspect there's an ulterior motive to what they're doing. There usually is.

[jim360]

I don't see how this will affect AnswerBank materially. Still, as far as I can see the answer to your first question is no, and it is about where a site is used rather than where it's hosted.

[Mamyalynne]

It was a hot topic with my Grandson today, he creates his artwork online.

I don't know enough about the ins and outs of it as yet.

[Spicerack]

As I understand it, jim, and I'm certainly no expert, AB might have to pay every time someone posted a music video, a news article or anything from the net.
Some of the above will just be blocked anyway because they haven't paid whatever the EU demands.

[Spicerack]

I don't really know the Ins and Outs, mamya. If young people don't understand it, gawd elp us.

[Buenchico]

Although AB contains many links to news stories, it's not a 'news aggregation' service, per se. So it's unlikely that the proposed legislation could affect AB. Also the proposed new rules also have to be inserted into national legislation by EU member states which, assuming that Brexit actually happens, won't include the UK anyway.

However any UK legislation that might come into place (or, indeed, any that is already in place) will (or does) cover UK-based websites, irrespective of where the content on those sites is hosted. For example, the editor of AB (which is based in Kettering) has to ensure that posts on this site don't contravene British sub judice rules, even though those posts are actually hosted on US servers.

[Mamyalynne]

If it turns into Night night yodel by Mamya, you should all be very worried.

[Buenchico]

>>> AB might have to pay every time someone posted a music video . . .

Google already pays content publishers (such as the BBC, film companies, record companies, etc) copyright fees so that such content can appear on Youtube. The copyright agreement includes, in most cases, Youtube's right to make those videos 'embeddable' on other sites, such as AB.

[Spicerack]

I'm presuming, chris, we're not leaving. The idea that individual countries will be 'allowed' to make significant changes to EU rules or just ignore them seems highly unlikely. (to say the least)

[Mamyalynne]

I am quite sure no one gives a flying anything Retrocop but thank you for your oh so polite response in an otherwise easygoing conversation.

[gness]

More than a few of us, Retrocop.......lord but you can be a rude old trout at times. Why be so nasty about a popular, fun and easygoing thread? Beats me....it really does.

[scorpiojo]

What gness said.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Do figs fly?

I think they (and even the Boeing 737 Max) can:

[gness]

And I'll bet you're not the only one to agree with me, Scorpio.....x

[scorpiojo]

;-) x

[tonyav]

To right, gness. If anything it won't be the EU that kills off AB !

[Ellipsis]

Many sites like AB operate under the "fair use" doctrines of their host countries. E.g. for the UK these are here:

https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p09_fair_use

I don't see that the EU is doing much to stop that continuing.

[xstitcher]

I doubt it very much, however eBay and Amazon might be effected. I’ll probably have to pay customs tax on my purchases until we get a trade agreement going :-(( if there is a hard brexit.