10 Amendments of Ilana CICUREL related to 2020/2073(INL)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that, under Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union shall contribute to the promotion of European sporting issues, while taking account of the specific nature of sport, thus contributing to achieving the Union’s strategic objectives, and should aim at further developing and preserving the European model of sport in the digital environment;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls also that sport promotes and teaches values such as tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, and civic engagement, equality, and inclusiveness, while substantially contributing to fundamental educational and cultural values, and serves as a vector for integration and health-enhancing physical activity; recalls that the Union's sport policy must support the aims and objectives of both professional and amateur sports;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that sport is a growing economic sector, which represents 2,12% of Union GDP and 2,72% of employment within the Union (representing an estimated 5,67 million jobs)2 2; acknowledges that the vast majority of sporting activities takes place in non- profit structures based on volunteering activity with 35 million amateurs assisting the development of mass-participation sport and the dissemination of sporting ideals, as do clubs and charitable sports associations; _________________ 2European Commission Study on the Economic Impact of Sport Through Sport Satellite Accounts, 2018.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that digital transformation could accelerate the commercialisation of sport and hence the concentration of funding in a small number of elite clubs; highlights the need for reinforced financial solidarity in the sport ecosystem, in particular for grassroots sport, and the need to ensure the sustainability of funding in the digital environment, guaranteeing established financing of sport activities whilst preserving the autonomy of sport;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Considers that digital transformation also brings many new opportunities, advantages, and revenue streams to sportsmen and sportswomen, sports organisers, and the sport sector as a whole, namely, it enhances sports experience for consumers, increases potential exposure, and enlarges the audiences and their engagement. The added value of legal online streaming services for the rights holders, commercial partners, and for the whole sports ecosystem comes from increased competitiveness, innovation, increased quality of content and services, and wider access for consumers, thus reducing the attractivity for consumers to visit illegal streaming services;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that broadcasting rights to live sport events together with sponsorship, advertisement and merchandising constitute the primary source of income for professional sport in the Union and that such events represent an important source of content for media operators; Notes that such income is vital for the development of grassroots sports given that in many European countries redistribution to grassroots sport depends directly on revenue from sports broadcasting rights;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises that the Commission’s Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on online advertising and IPR as a voluntary agreement to limit advertising on websites and mobile applications that infringe copyright or disseminate counterfeit goods is an effective instrument to reduce piracy by minimising advertisement revenues for illegal streaming services;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sport events’ organisers invest significant financial, technical and human resources to address online piracy and, engage with service providers, and rely heavily on the large digital infrastructure for ticketing systems, athlete tracking, e- commerce solutions, data and statistical analytics;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that any such measures should not in any case violate fundamental rights of internet users, freedoms online, should respect the principle of net-neutrality and open Internet access for end-users; stresses that any such measures should not limit or wrongfully restrict freedom of expression and freedom of the press and should uphold to the principle of freedom of access to information to maintain wide access for the public to freely receive information about important events;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that Member States and stakeholders should continue promoting among consumers a responsible online consumption of sports content while ensuring that the integrity of the internal market and competition law are respected;