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==Copyright law== On 21 March 2019, the German Wikipedia went offline to inform users about the [[European Union law|European Union]]'s copyright law reformation, the [[Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market]], which had been voted on in the [[European Parliament]] on 27 March 2019. Opponents of the reformation were concerned about the restriction of [[fundamental rights]] including a free press and the freedom of speech and arts. The blackouts' purpose was to both inform and protest this controversial decision.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
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