6 Amendments of Geoffroy DIDIER related to 2023/2062(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that virtual worlds should be developed and deployed in line with the general principle that what is illegal offline should be illegal online, ensuring that people’s rights as users, consumers, workers, investors, rights holders and creators are fully respected;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that avatars do not have legal personality so any issues regarding their legal capacity, rights, obligations and liabilities needs to be addressed with reference to the natural or legal persons using them; considers that, as the metaverse evolves and becomes more complex, consideration should be given to the appropriateness of granting a specific legal status to avatars; Consider that the avatar or the person behind should be identifiable and a know your business customer principle should be applicable;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines that the body of EU law on the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights fully applies to virtual worlds including article 167 of the TFUE and article 48 of the TUE; stresses nevertheless that the development of virtual worlds poses new challenges in terms of enforcement and identification of infringers;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that users in the metaverse are under the obligation to respect right holders’ exclusive prerogativerights and their right to fair remuneration; highlights that the use of content protected by intellectual property rights (IPR) requires authorisation through licensing or assignment, unless it is covered by any exception or limitation to IPR protection; reiterates the importance in this regard of providers ensuring transparency as to the scope of licences, including territorial licences, so as to ensure that users are able to determine what uses of IPR-protected content in the metaverse are covered by the licences they hold;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges the applicability of liability rules as laid down in the Digital Services Act and of the special regime established in Article 17 of the Copyright Directive to cover the uploading of user- generated content; believes, however, that further clarification is needed on how existing rules should apply; and how they should be enforced notably when the provider is residing outside the EU with no exequatur agreement in force.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the difference between AI- assisted human creations and AI-generated creations; recalls that, while the current intellectual property framework remains applicable to AI-assisted creations, AI- generated creations create new regulatory challenges for intellectual property rights protection; and should not be protected by Copyright law, a human being presence being an essential condition to protect the work via this legislation.