4 Amendments of Alexis GEORGOULIS related to 2021/2007(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for continued intensive dialogue on the appropriate definition of copyright-protected uploaded content, which truly recognises different types of licensing as well as non-licensed works, and encourages an exchange of views on remuneration models that must be commensurate with modern uses of music and media platforms.'
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to support the full and timely transposition of the two copyright framework directives; notes that the Commission is puttingput special emphasis on thea fair implementation of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive2and strongly supports its plans for issuing regarding the rights of users, rights intermediaries and the cultural industry as well as platforms, in the implementation guidelines for Member States; it recently proposed urges Member States to quickly and completely transpose the dDirectives into their national legislation, using pre-flagging or other means of flagged upload to explain copyright protection, giving users the right to enjoy fundamental rights to freedom of expression, artistic processing, such as parody, pastiche, etc. in a timely manner, while at the same time requiring respect for copyright-protected material; _________________ 2Directive (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.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the ongoing problems faced by creators, artists and cultural sector workers with regard to copyright and related rights; notes with great concern that they continue to be pressured into unfavourable contracts, giving up theso that the publishing rights to their intellectual property withouare not represented in a durable manner and they therefore frequently do not receivinge just remuneration for their creative work; stresses that Member States must ensure that sufficient protection is put in place to prevent loss of IPRs by authors and cultural sector workers across the EU.; calls, therefore, on the Member States to strengthen, in particular, the membership and contractual position of authors and creators vis-à-vis their collecting societies and commercial rights intermediaries, such as the film and music industry and publishers, as laid down in Articles 18-20 of the Copyright Directive in the provisions on the fair drafting of copyright contract law, by means of transparency requirements, the bestseller clause and other contractual provisions and dispute resolution mechanisms, ensuring insight into contractual provisions with large platforms and fair remuneration for authors;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises, particularly in light of the experience of the pandemic, that major cultural and media productions can only come to be if, in addition to the creative talent, the many requisite technical and intermediary services are available, ranging from assistance to the director through to catering, from lighting through to production coordination, and which are not paid for through licence sales, but are often indirectly dependent on creators having good contracts;