This is being voted on Thursday:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Co...gle_Market

"The directive's proposals include giving publishers the ability to request payment for the use of short bits of text,[7] that for-profit websites who primarily host content posted by users must take "effective and proportionate" measures to prevent unauthorized postings of copyrighted content..."

Um, dafuq? Can some of our resident legal experts clarify what this means for the average website/forum in layman's terms?