The government asserts that in implementing the EU DSM (Digital Single Market) directive, there may be "doubts about the path to achieve it, but rather towards a common goal," with "no fundamental conflicts of opinion."
"I have no doubt that it is in the interest of both the media, journalists, creators, and also in the interest of any decent public authority to maintain the maximum level of media independence, not only political independence," argued Donald Tusk, emphasizing that this also concerns independence from Big Tech, not just a Polish issue, requiring "very innovative regulations."
"If today we conclude that we need a few more weeks or months to work out the mechanism you are referring to, we can publicly guarantee a process that - one way or another, as quickly as possible - would satisfy all of us that it's okay, that we have found the right solution," said Tusk.
The meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska was organized in response to the appeal from publishers and journalists who feared "media starvation" by large digital platforms due to new copyright regulations.
The discussion included mediation solutions between platforms and publishers and controversies related to the amendment temporarily removed from the Senate agenda.
"Your task is to create legislation that protects those who create intellectual value. Artists, journalists, and publishers must not lose out to the tech giants," assured Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, during the meeting.
Source: PAP/x.com/@PolskiSenat
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