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Activities of Niklas NIENASS related to 2020/2019(INL)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
2020/07/20
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2020/2019(INL)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(53 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Petra KAMMEREVERT', 'mepid': 96837}]

Amendments (9)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for steps to be taken to safeguard the availability of content for which editorial responsibility is taken or which is produced by journalists and all other media that are already subject to a generally recognised independent oversight on other platforms or in other services so that their content is not subjected to any further controls, while applying clear rules on platform liability with regards to data privacy, online security, transparency, and the enforcement of fundamental rights;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for steps to be taken to safeguard the availability of lawful content for which editorial responsibility is taken or which is produced by journalists and all other media that are already subject to a generally recognised independent oversight on other platforms or in other services so that their content is not subjected to any further controls;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that content that is legal and legally shared under Union or national law has to stay online and that any removal of such content must not lead to the identification of individual users nor to the processing of personal data;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that communication always takes place in a given context, which is why automated procedures may support individual decisions on the legality of content, but may under no circumstances replace them and should be complemented with efficient complaint and redress mechanisms for users, which should be processed without undue delay in order to safeguard fundamental communication freedoms;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that communication always takes place in a given context, which is why automated procand therefore any reporting tool established by platforms should be complemented with efficient complaint and reduress may support individual decisions on the legality of content, but may under no circumstances replace themechanisms for users, which should be processed without undue delay in order to safeguard fundamental communication freedoms;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that platform operators make available transparency reports with information about the number of cases where content was misidentified as illegal or as illegally shared, and that competent authorities make available information about the number of cases where removals lead to the investigation and the prosecution of crimes;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that in addition to transparency obligations, regulations on the findability of content and restrictions on self-referencing can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of lawful content., to the promotion of cultural diversity, and to media pluralism;
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that in addition to transparency obligationobligations regarding transparency and fundamental rights, regulations on the findability of content and restrictions on self-referencing can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of lawful content.
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for sector-specific rules that serve to realise society-wide objectives and give tangible expression to them for certain sectors, such as Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council1b, to take precedence over general rules in order to ensure authors' and artists' rights in the digital environment; _________________ 1aDirective 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). 1bDirective (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92).
2020/04/29
Committee: CULT