BETA

19 Amendments of Andrea BOCSKOR related to 2014/2256(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need for a common definition of ‘public domain’ so as to ensure the widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EU;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Recalls that the European cultural markets are heterogeneous representing the European cultural and linguistic diversity, notes that this diversity should be considered as a benefit rather than an obstacle to the Single Market;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the copyright framework and its effective enforcement, that attain and safeguard a fair remuneration for artists, creators and rightholders play a vital role in encouraging creativity, fostering cultural diversity and ensuring the creation of new creative and cultural content across the Union;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasizes that any reform of the copyright framework should take as a basis a high level of protection, and develop an evidence-based approach taking into consideration the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market to the prejudice of consumers and rightholders;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that any reform on copyright needs to find the best balance between an efficient protection that provides for a proper remuneration for creators and the objective of the public interest for access to cultural goods and knowledge, and which enables users to access services but at the same time can generate sufficient benefits to promote Europe's cultural content and to generate more content;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Acknowledges the high interest of all stakeholders, including consumers, rightholders and other stakeholders in the copyright reform, as indicated by the responses to the public consultation conducted by the Commission;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. 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;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that several studies have demonstrated that the cultural and creative sectors, often copyright intensive, already account for up to 4.5% of GDP and up to 8.5 million jobs in the Union and are not only essential for cultural diversity but also significantly contribute to social and economic development, competitiveness, growth and jobs;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to address the problematic boundaries that exist between the reproduction right and the right of communication to the public of works, and to clarify the concept of ‘communication to the public’ in light of the recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that under certain circumstances embedding and linking should notcan be considered as acts of communication to thea new public and thus should not be subject to Article 3 of the directiveemphasizes the importance to protect the internet from any abuse and illegal sites providing links to infringing content;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to update the concept of ‘reproduction of works’at further analysis is necessary to identify measures not enable the current legal framework to the demand for online content by taking into account the possibilities offered by digital technologies in terms of communication to the publicwhile ensuring adequate protect to rightholders;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges for the establishment of mandatory limitations and exceptions to copyright, at leastStresses that different national circumstances indicate a need for flexible legal framework of optional exceptions and the Commission in examining whether certain exceptions and limitations to copyright need to be reviewed, is urged to ensure respect for the principle of subsidiarity and proceed instances where there is evidence of clear cross- border impact, with regard to the most important exceptions, such as those in the field of education, research and libraries, to allow for the more widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EUnion;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that when Member States provide for exceptions and limitations they should ensure that rightholders receive fair compensation and that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the rightholder;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises the importance of libraries for accessing knowledge and encourages the efforts made by the stakeholders to find market-based, contractual and license-based voluntary solutions to allow libraries to make use of the digital environment while respecting the rightholders' interests; notes that the technology allows e-lending of digital content in a way that permit an effective control, calls the Commission to take this into account;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that the Marrakech Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities requires 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;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that a general exception should be introduced to offer a broader interpretation of the current exceptions based on the analogue modelNotes that technological changes have led to renewed interest in exceptions and limitations, especially their role in the digital environment and 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. Stresses that further analysis is necessary of these exceptions and limitations designed in an analogue environment can serve the public in the digital age, while taking into account the freedom of expression and information, freedom of the arts and sciences and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, as referred to in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that digital levies should be modernised in light of the development of digital technologies to safeguard rightholder and consumer rights and by taking into account Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that further analysis is necessary on the viability of measures to the fair compensation of rightholders in respect of reproductions made by natural persons for private use, while seeks more transparency and better optimalisation for the existing measures as digital levies to safeguard rightholder and consumer rights;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests a review of the liability of service providers to guarantee the dissemination of culture across the EU and in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.and intermediaries in order to clarify their legal status and liability with regards to copyrights, to guarantee that due diligence is exercised throughout the creative process and supply chain, and to ensure a fair remuneration for creators and rightholders within the Union.;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT