[AsyncAwait]

> the text is clearly worded to target the likes of Google and YouTube without calling them out by name

Google and YouTube already do this via ContentID, a system which only abuses small time creators. I don't see how expanding this EU-wide helps small businesses. Do you?

> What gives?

Room for abuse? Who do you think pushed for this? It wasn't your friendly neighborhood photographer. It was the RIAA/MPA etc. Just look at the DMCA.

> What puzzles me is parties like the EFF and Wikimedia Foundation spreading the FUD

What puzzles me is why would anyone who is not a dinosaur gatekeeper be for this?