Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2014/2256(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights (debate) IT
Amendments (10)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that there is nothing within the current legal framework to prohibit the use of multi-territorial and pan- European licences, calls for an easier access to those optional licences; emphasizes that multi-territorial and pan- European licenses should ensure the fair remuneration of artists, creators and right-holders;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Supports the initiatives aimed at enhancing the portability, within the Union, of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right-holders;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that the Marrakech Treaty will require the Union to have a mandatory exception to copyrights for the non- commercial uses to the benefit of persons with a disability, which are directly related to the disability, to the extent required by the specific disability;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the EU legislator furthconsider lhower the barriers to to adjust the legislation on the re-use of public sector information by exempting works produced by the public sector – as part of the political, legal and administrative process – from copyright protection, with due regard for the principles underpinning the copyright system and the relevant case law of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to safeguarddefine more clearly the context for the use of public domain works, which are by definition not subject to copyright protection and should therefore be able to be used and re-used without technical or contractual barriers; also calls on the Commission to recognise the freedom of rightholders to voluntarily relinquish their rights and dedicate their works to the public domain;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that technological changes have led to renewed interest in exceptions and limitations, especially their role in the digital environment should be enjoyed without any unequal treatment as compared withand considers that the rights enjoyed by the creators of work in the digital world should be identical to those enjoyed in the analogue world, subject to the exceptions and limitations set out. Recognises that further analysis of the application of the exceptions and limitations is required so as to consider how thoese granted in the analogue world; can serve the public in the digital age;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the adoption of an open norm introducing flexibility certain norm in the interpretation of exceptions and limitations in certain special cases that do not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future- compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include audio- visual quotations in its swhile fostering incentives to create, finance and distribute new works and to make those works available to the public in new, innovative and compelling ways;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the ability to freely link from one resource to another is one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet; calls on the EU legislator to make it clear that reference to works by means of a hyperlink is not subject to exclusive rights, as it does not consist in a communication to a new public12ify the status of works that can be accessed through a hyperlink, also by taking account of recent Court of Justice case law; __________________ 12 Order of the Court of Justice of 21 October 2014 in Case C-348/13, BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch (request for a preliminary ruling from Germany’s Bundesgerichtshof).
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Expresses concern and regret with regard to the political obstacles in the Council which are still delaying ratification of the Treaty of Marrakesh for the Blind, which was already signed by the European Union in 2013;