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7 Amendments of Jude KIRTON-DARLING related to 2014/2256(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Given the importance of creative and cultural industries (CCI) in Europe and, given that employment in cultural industries cannot be easily outsourced, stresses the importance of the role of creative and cultural industries both in job creation and as an engine of growth for the European economy;
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Copyright and related rights are the rights on which the whole creative industries and this value chain are built upon; therefore calls on the Commission to support and protect creators' intellectual property rights to enable creative industries in Europe to flourish.
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Innovation in creativity and technological advances can have a significant impact on people's lives by enabling different groups to communicate creatively and work collaboratively, thereby both improving the existing skills of creative people and creating added value. This contribute to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation across Europe;
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriaten unwaiverable right to fair remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges;
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that protection of copyright and related rights must respect technological neutrality; But also notes that the digital environment is not the same as the analogue world and stresses the need to closely examine whether additional or alternative forms of copyright protection are needed to address this;
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that copyright protection is only as effective as the enforcement measures which protect it. Therefore, in order to ensure that the CCI sector in Europe can flourish and to protect innovation, copyright protection must be robust;
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; Notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty and requests that an exception be made to allow any person who cannot access a library because of their disability to receive library loans electronically.
2015/03/25
Committee: ITRE