Activities of Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL related to 2014/2256(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights (debate)
Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights (A8-0209/2015 - Julia Reda) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society
Amendments (19)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European cultural and creative industries are an engine for economic growth and job creation in the EU, as they employ more than 7 million people and generate more than 4.2 % of EU GDP; emphasises that culturalstresses that new business models and innovative services online have been created and that according to the European Parliament's Cost of Non- Europe, 223 000 jobs will be created by the Digital Single Market by 2020; emphasises that cultural, creative and innovative industries continued to create jobs during the economic crisis of 2008- 2012; ;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that copyright and related rights constitute the legal framework for the European cultural and creative industries and form the basis for their ability to generate economic activity, competitiveness, and employment;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recognizes that the development of e- commerce and online activities has brought benefits for society as a whole, but has changed the way IPR enforcement should be considered, particularly because it affords new possibilities for infringement and for spreading tolerance for the idea that IPR infringements could be considered legitimate, especially among the young generation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that enforcement of intellectual property rights plays a significant role in ensuring consumers' confidence and safety, whereas counterfeiting is very often linked with a black economy, cybercrime and terrorism;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AWelcomes the commitment of the Commission on further developing the EU Digital Agenda, including the objective of modernising copyright rules; acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriate remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the digital environment is generating new forms of production, distribution and consumption that call for adaptation of the current limitations and exceptions in the analogue world to the reality and requirements of the digital environment so as to enable a response to the growth in, and new demand for, online products and services while at the same time ensuring appropriate protection for copyright and related rights and fair remuneration for right holders;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CUnderlines the importance of contractual freedom for all rightholders, who should be able to freely exercise and transfer their rights; considers it necessary to develop a legal framework to strengthen the negotiating and contractual position of authors and, performers and other creators in relation to other right holders and intermediaries, in particular in view of ensuring an equitable remuneration;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the multi-territorial licensing of rights under Directive 2014/26/EU as an example and a way of overcoming the fragmented internal market; encourages the development of balanced and flexible solutions that help overcomerecalls however that users are often denied access to certain content services ; Believes that they should be able to access online content from another Member state and calls therefore on the Commission to address the existing barriers to cross- border access and availability of products and services;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that exceptions and limitations are properly implemented; calls on Member States, at the same time, to provide all possible information concerning best practices and the obstacles encountered in the implementation of those exceptions and limitations, in order to promote equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certainty;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes the need to carry out an in-depth study of exceptions for research and education purposes before contemplating any changes to the relevant Community rules;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need to promote greater interoperability in particular for software and terminal, as lack of interoperability hampers innovation, reduces competition and harms consumer; believes that lack of interoperability leads to market dominance of one particular product or service, which in turn stifles competition and limits consumer choice in the EU;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the current highly fragmented system of national private copy levies constitutes a deeply unfair and outdated system for compensating rightholders for what amounts to an ordinary and perfectly harmless use by consumers of legally acquired content and that there are no objective and fair methods to redistribute the so-called compensation; therefore, calls on the Commission to phase out private copy levies to fully realise the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
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; in particular, urges the EU to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities which requires to have a mandatory exception 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;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose an harmonised framework for exceptions and limitations to address the fragmented market, improve legal security and foster cross-border accessibility of copyright content, to allow equal access to cultural diversity across the EU and to conform to consumer expectations;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that when Member States provide for exceptions and limitations, they should ensure 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;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to take into account the rapidly growing user-cre generated content on the internet and text and data mining when reviewing copyright rules; any new proposal should aim to find a fair balance between protecting IPRcopyrights and intellectual property rights and fostering a dynamic and creative internet.
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a broad exception for research and education purposes, which should cover educational and research activities linked to an educational establishment or institution recognised by national authorities or legislation or within the purview of an educational or research programme.
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges that text and data mining is an emerging and promising practice, in particular for research; recalls that innovative licensing solutions are established, but that preferential treatment should be applied for non- commercial purpose;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that common effort should be made in combatting copyright infringements in the EU in order to ensure the protection of copyright and fair remuneration; stresses the need to raise consumer awareness of the consequence of infringement of copyright and related rights;