No one could argue with the principle of rights protection, but two needless addendums to the EU’s proposed copyright rules are going way too far

It was supposed to be one of the most boring directives ever passed by the European Union. Now it looks like the copyright regulations going through the European Parliament could spell disaster for all citizens.

The matter is still working its way through European institutions, with December likely to see the next key stage, but the European Parliament’s decision last week to endorse new copyright regulations has ensured this will be a mess ...