7 Amendments of Sajjad KARIM related to 2014/2151(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is a certain level of tolerance among Europeans for the idea that IPR infringements could be considered legitimate, especially among the young generation8 ; __________________ 8 See OHIM Report ‘European Citizens and intellectual property: perception, awareness and behaviour’, November 2013.significant level of unawareness, especially among young people throughout the EU, regarding the potential consequences of IPR infringements on the European economy and on the general safety of citizens;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that all actors in the supply chain have a role to play in the fight against IPR infringement and should be involved in this process; stresses that an approach involv both an onlinge all actorsnd offline context should be developed both in the online and in the offline contexty all actors in a comprehensive, collaborative and transparent manner;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that applying due diligence throughout the supply chain and enhanced market surveillance and information sharing between customs authorities would improve the business environment and contribute to preventing infringing goods from entering the market; stresses, however, that the cost-benefit ratio ofand effectiveness of any qualitative auditing schemes should be well assessed before being pursued and that providing support to SMEs should be a strong consideredation in that respect;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes at the same time that consumers should b information, including information about obligations, should be enhanced so consumers are better able to identify infringing offers so that they can decide not to proceed with a given purchase; deplores the fact that the Commission’s action plan does not include any action designed to improve consumers’ ability to identify infringing goods and contents, and calls on the Commission to reflect further on the development of specific tools, including labelling, based on the experiences gathered by the Commission and the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and PiracyInfringements of IPRs, especially with regard to the sharing of best practices;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the lack of a competitive supply of non-infringing products and content makes itit can be difficult to deter consumers from buying unlawful goods or using unlawful content; takes the view that sufficient progress has not been made in this area, and reiterates its demand that the Commission and Member States put more pressure on the industry to develop, in all Member States, licit offers that are both diversified and attractive and that this can be due to a lack of consumer awareness about legal offers in addition to a lack of supply;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its call for a comprehensive IPR strategy, including a complete and strong legal framework to combat counterfeiting and piracyIPR infringement adapted to the online environment;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to reflect further on the remainingfor enhanced market surveillance, risk management and sharing of information among customs authorities on issues raised in the context of IPR enforcement by customs, for example, in relation to the storage and destruction of infringing goods;