Ownership 2.0: A Gamer, a Librarian, and a Random Mum Walk Into a Bar…

A video gamer, a librarian, and a random mum walk into a bar. That could be the start of a great joke. Sadly, it is not. It reflects a convergence of interests that most EU policymakers have not yet noticed: three communities, fighting separately, over the same broken promise. The European Parliament’s IMCO Committee meets today, 24 June 2026, to examine digital ownership under the heading “Ownership 2.0.” What that entails, whether the Members...