3 Amendments of Barbara THALER related to 2023/2019(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament requested that the Commission carefully assess the possible inclusion of electronically supplied services whose main feature is the provision of access to and use of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter into the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation; whereas the Commission report on the first short-term review of the Geo-blocking Regulation stated that, as regards audiovisual content, a European consumer has on average access to only 14% of the films available online in the EU279a. The number of consumers trying to access audiovisual content offered in other Member States are rising steadily. Therefore, the Commission would engage in dialogue with stakeholders with a view to fostering the circulation of quality content across the EU; whereas this dialogue is included as Action 7 in the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan9 ; __________________ 9a COM(2020) 766 final 9 COM(2020)0784.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends a broader and more detailed analysis to address concerns regarding the selective distribution and exclusive rights agreements that undermine the right of passive sale and competition in online and offline products and services distribution channels, with a particular focus on the possibility of cross-border passive sales for online services giving access to copyright-protected content, with the aim to facilitate cross-border access to audiovisual content and thus, provide a wider choice of content across Europe;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the Portability Regulation12 delivered substantial benefits to consumers who expect to receive continued access to their services when they are temporarily present in another Member State; welcomescalls on the Commission’s ongoing to present concrete solutions as outcome of the stakeholder dialogue on access to and the availability of audiovisual content across the EU, with the aim of diversifying audiovisual content available online; emphasises that further actions are needed to meet consumers expectations concerning the cross-catalogue availability of and cross-border access to sports events via streaming services; calls, therefore, on the Commission and, the Member States and the audiovisual industry to carefully assess all options that willand to commit towards reduceing the unjustified and discriminatory geo- blocking barriers for access to audiovisual services and sports events, while taking into account the potential impact on diversity and the available financing of the creative sector; reminds the Commission to present Parliament with the outcome of its stakeholder dialogue on possibly extending the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation to audiovisual content; __________________ 12 Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of 14 June 2017 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market, OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p.1.