Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2010/2277(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the list of measures identified by the Commission to promote and protect creativity, and calls on the Commission not to delay any further the presentation of the proposals for legislative and non-legislative measures in this area, in particular the framework directive on collective management of copyright and orphan works; regrets however that reform on collective rights management remains unknown to a majority of artists and calls on European Commission to engage into further promotion of the reform; takes the view that the Commission revision of the EU trademark legislation should be included on that list;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that another reason for slow development of digital single market is due to the fact that distribution for copyright protected works remains uncompetitive, which constitutes an additional burden for new market entrants who wish to provide access to such works online;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Shares the concerns expressed by European consumer organisations as to obstacles which consumers face while accessing legal online platforms offering copyright protected work; points out that a number of innovative services which successfully operate outside Europe have not decided to establish themselves in the EU; urges the European Commission to quickly address the aspect of "access to content online" its Communication "Digital Agenda for Europe";
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. While acknowledging that IPR enforcement is an important aspect of development of digital single market, does not share the Commission's certitude, expressed in the report on the application of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights as to the need of amending EU legal framework with respect to sanctions for non commercial file-sharing; points out that measures involving Internet intermediaries in filtering online content are doubtful from a practical point of view and raise concerns regarding the respect of privacy;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Points out that a renewed Single market should take into account the specific needs of people with disabilities and use their potential in contributing to the economic growth of the EU; calls European Commission to take further actions in order to facilitate their access to market both as employees and consumers.