Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2016/2072(INI)
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Amendments (17)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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2. Considers that the digital environment offersmay present new opportunities for creators to produce and distribute their works to a wider public at a lower cost, independently of physical and geographical constraints; notes however, that an increasingly connected and digitised forum may cause an increased financial strain on creators with limited resources, when being placed in a larger competitive sphere;
Amendment 26 #
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3. Recalls in this context that CCIs predominantly consist of a myriad of micro-, small and medium sized enterprises and freelancers, with limited bargaining power vis-à-vis the new digital outlets and illegal non-passive intermediary activities;
Amendment 33 #
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4. Stresses thereforeNotes, that business models are challenged by continuous digital innovation and that the economic value of content is being displaced towards the end of the value chain thereby upsetting the system through which the creative community draws value from content, while facing losses resulting also from piracyneeds to be redefined in order to establish a modern approach when it comes to assessing effects of increased digitization;
Amendment 42 #
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5. Calls on the Commission, to encourage enhanced cooperation between Member States authorities and industry in order to effectively address the circulation of illegal digital content and 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;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
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G. whereas employment in the cultural sector is unlikely to be offshored, as it is connected to specific cultural, often regional and historical competences; whereas CCIs contribute significantly and more than any other sector to youth employment and have proved to be most resilient during the post- 2008 economic crisis;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
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K. whereas despite the fact that more creative content is being consumed today than ever before, in particular on services such as user-uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services, the cultural and creative sector has not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption, largely due to the issues surrounding legal clarity and differentiation of active and passive content promotion, which is often victim to illegal online activities, subsequently negatively affecting CCI's;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
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M. whereas CCI national estimates are rarely comparable as Member States are still using different definitions of the CCI; notes that such definitions also include broad categories of CCIs such as software, advertising and marketing, which are highly successful both in economic terms and as examples of European creativity and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Calls on the Commission to design its future policies based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘'cultural and creative industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, individual creativity, skills and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through generating value from intellectual property. They include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high-end industries and fashion, festivals, music, performing arts, books and publishing, radio and visual arts’, software, advertising and marketing';
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Calls on the Commission to identify specific indicators in order to monitor and analyse the cultural, economic and societal impact of its policies and regulatory proposals related to the CCS, and to possibly identify alternative data sources with a view to complementing and improving official statistics, to ensure that the positive effects of public investment are understood more clearly and to provide the levels of analysis required to attract more private investment; underlines that CCIs often have complex business models that can present a challenge to traditional forms of funding;
Amendment 149 #
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5. Stresses that technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chainsupport the creation of industry-led guidelines, based on best practice, to improve transparency and fairness in value chains, updating them to take into account new viewing and listening practices in the digital age in a way that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creators;
Amendment 173 #
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6. Asks the Commission, in view of the upcoming copyright reform, to create legal solutions whichinvestigate solutions, in partnership with industry and consumer groups, that will suipport creators, right holders and consumers alike in order to make clear thatidentifying where liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creatobe appropriately applied to online service providers;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Asks the Commission, in view of the upcoming copyright reform, to create legal solutions which will suit creators, right holders and consumers alike in order to make clear that liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creators and clearly differentiate between types of intermediaries;
Amendment 204 #
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7. Highlights that piracy and counterfeiting remain a serious concern for CCIs and citizens alike; stresses that these illicit activities can be the cause of safety and healthsecurity concerns that need to be addressed;
Amendment 212 #
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8. Recommends consiUnderlinges the introduction of tougheneed to monitor sanctions and the promotion of a system of guarantees on traceabilityd strengthen the application of existing enforcement rules across the EU as a deterrent for counterfeiters as well as increasing the damages and compensation awarded to right holders; calls on the EU and the Member States to launch awareness-raising campaigns against piracy and counterfeiting; stresses, finally, the nee and to work together to collate further evidence on the scale and scope of civil IP infringement and IP crime in order to identify trends and target them more effectively, whilst encouraging rights holders and service providers to ensure that there are easy routes to accessing legal content, to discourage piracy; stresses, finally, the need for further international engagement and to involve all digital actors in the fight against online counterfeiting;
Amendment 252 #
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10. Stresses that creative skills need to be learnt from an early age in order to lay the foundations for the continuous renewal of creative talents; encourages the Member States to improve theirdevelop the teaching of media literacy and digital skills throughout their education systems, whilst improving overarching training, learning and qualification systems, to enablinge students in cultural and arts disciplines to acquire comprehensive training;
Amendment 297 #
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Calls on the Commission to support Member States with the further improvement and/or creation of an adequate and modern infrastructure for the purpose of sustaining Europe's creative and culture industries;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Encourages the Members States to promote cross-sectorial approaches between different areas in formal education and in non-formal learning, in particular closing the gap between STEM and arts subjects to support the development of technical careers in the creative industries and creative careers in the STEM sector, which are vital for the growth of Europe's CCS; recommends the creation within higher education institutions of joint programmes between arts and culture, science, engineering, technology, business and other relevant fields; stresses the need to support centres of excellence;