16 Amendments of Dietmar KÖSTER related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is important in terms of EU media regulation and for the promotion of European works, and is based on the principle of technological neutrality, ensuring a level playing field;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that stimulating growth, innovation, consumer choicethe creation of high-quality jobs, innovation and competitivenessnsumer is of the utmost importance and believes that the digital single market is key to achieving this objective by removing barriers to trade, streamlining processes for online businesses, and in particular by supporting creators, investors and consumers; calls in this regard for competitiveness tests on all new proposalfair and appropriate remuneration for creators and rightholders;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to overhaul Directive 2010/13/EU1 without delay, doing away with the distinction between linear and non-linear services, encouraging the use of editorially screened content to which the country-of- origin principle applies and fleshing out the general social objectives of audiovisual regulationnevertheless a high level of regulation for socially relevant content should be maintained; __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that stimulating growth, new decent jobs, innovation, consumer choice and competitiveness is of the utmost importance and believes that the digital single market under the condition of social security and a strong democracy is key to achieving this objective by removing barriers to trade, streamlining processes and for online businesses and. It has to supporting creators, investors and consumers; calls in this regard for competitiveness tests on all new proposalthe guarantee for fair and appropriate remuneration for creators;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -2 a (new)
Paragraph -2 a (new)
-2a. Stresses that the digital single market should give the opportunity to ensure accessibility for all, especially people with disabilities, to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; is therefore deeply concerned by the lack of progress of ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty facilitating access for the visually impaired to published works; urges the Council to ensure ratification of the Treaty as soon as possible;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the review of the AVMSD initiated by the Commission, in particular its extent and the consistent application of rules to all players operating in the market, regardless of their status;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for targeted, evidence-based reforms to enhance cross- border access to legally available online content but stresses the importance of not mandating pan- European licences; calls instead; also calls for reforms to enable the enhanced portability of legally acquired content to be prioritised, as well as to improve cross-border access to services;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that platforms and intermediaries should be regulated in such a way as to rule out discrimination to a large extent and guarantee the findability of editorially screened contentIs encouraged by the Commission's intention to bring forward a legislative proposal on the regulation of platforms and intermediaries; believes that any legislative proposal should take as a basis the interests of creators, consumers and the digital workforce; insists that the question of responsibility of intermediaries for provision of illegal content must be addressed, as intermediaries are a key part of the supply chain;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Recalls that copyright law should balance the interests of all actors in the distribution chain;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that further efforts are needed to overhaul copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all mediastrike a balance between all key actors including creators, right holders, users and intermediaries and that any revision of copyright law should take as a basis a high level of proportional protection, since rights are crucial in promoting creativity and innovation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that foster investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the digital single market;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that further efforts are needed to overhaul copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all media; Welcomes the Commission's intention to overhaul copyright law; stresses that any revised provisions should apply to all media and should be future-proof, as well as being balanced; urges the Commission to ensure fair remuneration for creators; further urges the Commission to take into account the overwhelming support in the European Parliament for the introduction of minimum standards across the exceptions from and limitations to copyright, as well as the need to ensure that where an exception or limitation already applies, new usages of content which are made possible by technological advances or new uses of technology should be, insofar as possible, construed in line with the existing exception or limitation, provided that the new usage is similar to the existing one, in order to improve legal certainty;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds the Commission of the overwhelming support of the Parliament for the introduction of minimum standards in the exceptions from and limitations to copyright, and the ensuring of the proper application of those set out in Directive 2001/29/EC;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that internet service providers should bear greater responsibility for illegal content made available on the internet and should, along with other actors in the supply chain such as payment providers, play a significant role in tackling copyright abuses play a significant role in tackling copyright abuses; in this way, suggests a review of the liability of online intermediaries in the forthcoming legislative proposal on copyright in 2015 in order to clarify their legal status and liability with regards to copyright, in order to guarantee and ensure a fair remuneration for creators and rightholders within the EU;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Further suggests that the forthcoming legislative proposal on online platforms should take as a basis the interests of consumers, creators and the digital workforce, in particular the protection of the vulnerable;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. BelievStresses that the legal thinking behind Directive 93/83/EEC2 provides a suitable point of departure for measures to improve cross-border access toany reform of Directive 93/83/EEC2 should be aimed at fairly remunerating artists, creators and right- holders for the multiple exploitation of their works, whilst enhancing the portability and cross-border access to legally acquired and legally made available content in the digital single market.; __________________ 2 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission (OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15).
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that copyright enforcement is important and therefore calls for a modernised approach to the enforcement of intellectual property rights online, particularly with regard to commercial- scale infringement;