Useful idiot
She was given the job of writing her report on the Copyright Directive because everyone knew what she was going to write. It's easier to start with a radical (US) viewpoint and let MEPs row back on a few things than it is to start with the current conservative (European) viewpoint and hope that MEPs overhaul a lot of things.
So it might be best to look at who commissioned her report. We already know what they hoped to achieve. And why they hoped to achieve it is probably just lobbying.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
