Activities of Julia REDA related to 2016/2072(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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1. Underlines that cultural and creative industries (CCIs), as many other sectors, operate in a constantly evolving environment dominated by the development and use of digital Information Communication Technology on a global scale;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that the digital environment offers new opportunities for creators to produce and distribute their works to a wider public at a lower cost, independently of physical and geographical constraints and with lower barriers to entry;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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3. Recalls in this context that CCIs predominantly, besides dominant established players, consist of a myriad of micro-, small and medium sized enterprises and freelancers, with limited bargaining power vis-à-vis the new digital outlets as well as traditionally established players;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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4. Stresses therefore that business models are challenged by continuous digital innovation and that the economic value of content is being displaced towards the endoccurs at various points of the value chain thereby upsettingmaking more complex the system through which the creative community traditionally draws value from content, while facing losses resulting also from piracythat notably result from changes in the consumption of media by users, challenging the existing business models and, in some instances, from copyright infringement;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls on the Commission, to effectively address the circulation of illegal digital content andin proportion with the various rights at stake, while facilitating the emergence of attractive legal offers with a broad catalogue and cross-border availability; also calls on the Commission to examine the different options, focusing on copyright related contracts, for improving fair remuneration of creators thereby rewarding creativity and innovation while promoting transparency in the copyright value chain in the digital environment, and safeguarding national cultural and linguistic specificities and stimulating economic activity;