Activities of Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG related to 2014/2256(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights (debate) PL
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the harmonious and systematic development of the Europeana digital library, which was founded in 2008 as part of an EU initiative, has made works from Member States’ libraries available;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes a reform of the EU copyright system which moves beyond the current fragmentation among Member States to be essential for full and proper development of a digital single market. Considers it important therefore for there to be uniform rules at European level, for the current rules to be updated in response to the dissemination of new technologies and to user and consumer behaviour, and for it to be recognised that copyright holders need to receive appropriate remuneration in the context of a new negotiating position vis-à-vis intermediaries;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the necessity for all cultural entities, including authors and performers, to be provided with legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remuneration for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediaries;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the necessity for authors and performers to be provided with up-to-date, EU-wide legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remuneration for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements to the contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediaries;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Emphasises that any reform of the copyright framework needs to find the right balance between user access and fair remuneration and compensation for creators and other rightholders and should take as a basis the rights of creators, while taking into consideration the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market to the prejudice of consumers and rightholders;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the introduction of a single European Copyright Title on the basis of Article 118 TFEU that would apply directly and uniformly across the EU, in accordance with the Commission’s objective of better regulation, as a legal means to remedy the lack of harmonisation resulting from Directive 2001/29/EC; notes that a similar harmonisation was introduced by Directive 2012/28/EU on certain permitted uses of orphan works;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the EU legislator, to protect the public interest, further lower the barriers to the re-use of public sector information by exempting works produced by the public sector – as part of the political, legal and administrative process – from copyright protection;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Views with concern the increasing impact of differences among Member States in the implementation of exceptions, which creates legal uncertainty for authors and users and has direct negative effects on the functioning of the digital single market, in view of the development of cross-border activities;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make uniform and mandatory all the exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC, to allow equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certainty;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Considers it necessary to strengthen exceptions for institutions of public interest, such as libraries, museums and archives, in order to promote wide- ranging access to cultural heritage, including through online platforms;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future- compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include all content, including audio-visual quotations in its scope;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the EU legislator to ensure that the use of photographs, video footage or other images of workany objects which are permanently located in public places is permitted;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a broad exception for research and education purposes, whichin the general public interest and in order to promote a virtuous circulation of knowledge; takes the view that this should cover not only educational establishments but any kind of educational or research activity, including non-formal education;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a broad exception for research and education purposes, which should cover not only educational establishments in cross-border use, but any kind of educational or research activity, including non-formal education;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the adoption of a mandatory exception allowing libraries to lend books to the public in digital formats, irrespective of the place of access, so that their public interest duty of disseminating knowledge can be fulfilled effectively and in an up-to-date manner;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the adoption of harmonised criteria for defining the harm caused to rightholders in respect of reproductions made by a natural person for private use, and for harmonised transparency measures as regardsconcerning the expenditure algorithm for funds gained from the private copying levies put in place in some Member States13; __________________ 13 As stated in António Vitorino’s recommendations of 31 January 2013 resulting from the latest mediation process conducted by the Commission in respect of private copying and reprography levies.
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Expresses concern and regret with regard to the political obstacles in the Council which are still delaying ratification of the Treaty of Marrakesh for the Blind, which was already signed by the European Union in 2013;