8 Amendments of Marco CAMPOMENOSI related to 2023/2019(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament requested that the Commission carefully assess the possible inclusion of electronically supplied services whose main feature is the provision of access to and use of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter into the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation; whereas the Commission report on the first short-term review of the Geo- blocking Regulation stated that, as regards audiovisual content, the Commission would engage in dialogue with stakeholders with a view to fostering the circulation of quality content across the EU; whereas this dialogue is included as Action 7 in the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan9 ; whereas the Parliament requested that the Commission carefully assesses the concrete actions taken by the creative and cultural sectors to increase the offering of content online in territory and across borders, as showcased to the European Commission in the stakeholder dialogue; __________________ 9 COM(2020)0784.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas citizens living in border regions and/or belonging to linguistic minorities are able to access significant amounts of content and services which are offered across the EU territory; while specific and tailor-made contractual offerings of different types of content often allow such citizens to access content and services in their language of choice;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Commission’s first short-term review of the 2018 Geo- blocking Regulation which upholds the continued exclusion of audiovisual services from the scope of the Regulation; welcomes the Council Conclusions ((2021/C 501 I/02 & 7809/22) underlining the importance of territorial exclusivity and exclusive licensing for the sustainability of the audiovisual sector; welcomes the European Parliament’s research service analysis1a on the implementation of the 2018 Geo-blocking regulation in the digital single market which supports territorial exclusivity, underlining that the audiovisual sector is strongly reliant on the current financing and licensing model, and that extending the scope of the Geo-blocking regulation could have considerable consequences for the economic sustainability of the sector; __________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank /en/document/EPRS_IDA(2023)740255.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends a broader and more detailed analysis to address concerns regarding the selective distribution and exclusive rights agreements that undermine the right ofprohibition of restricting passive sales and competition in online and offline products and services distribution channels;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that, according to Article 1(5) of the Regulation, it should not affect copyright law; emphasises that Parliament requested, in line with the review clause of the Regulation, that the Commission assess whether the Regulation should also apply to electronically supplied services whose main feature is the provision of access to and use of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter, including the selling of copyright protected works or protected subject matter in an intangible form, provided that the trader has the requisite rights for the relevant territories11 ; __________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Study on the impacts of the extension of the scope of the geo-blocking regulation to audiovisual and non-audiovisual services giving access to copyright protected content’, 2020.the Commission recognises that current business model - driven by the commercial freedom to agree on, among others, territorial exclusivity - has generated a market dynamic, which caters for the significant diversity of European markets;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the progress made in terms of the cross-catalogue availability of music, e-book, video game and software products and services, both in subscription and transaction-based models; regrets the limitedacknowledges and welcomes the improvements regarding the cross- catalogue availability of video content and live sports events, which contribute to consumers’ perception that the afilm and audiovisual video content as reported by the European Audiovisual Observatory1a; __________________ 1a European Audiovisual Observices sector is applying the highest level of geo-blocking; atory. 2023. Film and TV content in TVOD, SVOD and FOD catalogues. 2022 edition.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the popularity of different tools among consumers used to avoid geo- blocking restrictions, especially for audiovisual content; considers it important to recognise that the steadyinform all European consumers about what is legal and what is not, the ever- growing availability of legal content and services in territory as evidenced in the EUIPO-hosted AGORATEKA portal of national discoverability tools; recognises that the swift modernisation and adaptation of the audiovisual services sector to new consumer expectations might beas more effective than undermining the effective use of such toolsalong with concrete actions taken to increase the content offering to consumers while tailoring content to the different markets across the EU;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes and welcomes that the Portability Regulation12 delivered substantial benefits to consumers who expect to receive continued access to their services when they are temporarily present in another Member State; welcomes the Commission’s ongoing stakeholder dialogue on access to and the availability of audiovisual content across the EU; emphasises that further actions are neededaudiovisual rightholder's interest in supporting together with public authorities at EU, national and regional level cultural diversity in production and in distribution through market-led industry initiatives and partnerships to drive further and increase access to and availability of content across the EU to meet some consumers expectations concerning the cross-catalogue availability of and cross-border access to sports events via streaming services; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to carefully assess all options that will reduce the unjustified and discriminatory geo- blocking barriers for access to audiovisual services and sports events, while taking into account the potential impact on diversitydetrimental impact of a potential extension of the Regulation’s scope on cultural diversity, expected increase prices for consumers and the available financing and viability of the creative sectorand cultural ecosystem; reminds the Commission to present the Parliament with the outcome of its stakeholder dialogue on possibly extending the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation to audiovisual content; including showcasing the sharp increase in content offerings and availability that has already been seen; __________________ 12 Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of 14 June 2017 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market, OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p.1.