[ParlTrack]

2008/2204(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the Internet could become a tool for promoting cultures and languages by developing cultural and creative industries, especially in developing countries if cultural diversity were to be protected through an agreed sector specific international legal basis with regard to content; insists, however, on the importance of promoting equal access to ICTs to make an inclusive information society possible~~, and removing barriers of any kind, to allow potential trading and to guarantee the full rights of citizenship~~;

2008/11/11
Committee: CULT

2008/2204(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Acknowledge~~Highlights the importance of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression and calls upon the Council and the Commission to implement quickly the Convention in the internal as well as the external policies of the European Union;

2008/11/11
Committee: CULT

2008/2204(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that cultural and artistic products and services have both an economic and cultural nature, and that is important to maintain this recognition in international trade negotiations and agreements, and via global networks by implementing the UNESCO convention in a legally binding way;

2008/11/11
Committee: CULT

2008/2204(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission and the Council to ensure that ~~the rules governing international trade allow~~ European cultural industries to fully exploit the new opportunities brought about by online trading in particularly the audiovisual, musical and publishing sectors. However, this must not affect the European Community’s policy, clearly stated in the negotiating mandate, to refrain from making offers or accepting liberalisation demands in the audiovisual and cultural sector;

2008/11/11
Committee: CULT

2008/2204(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Any existing or potential future liberalisation of transmission services must not affect the Commission’s position on content related rules;

2008/11/11
Committee: CULT

2008/2179(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Observatory's publication on copyright and other related rights and suggests that the Observatory cover these issues systematically and, in the light of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity1, extend its coverage to include the issue of tax and labour law in the audiovisual sector in Europe;

2008/11/18
Committee: CULT

2008/2179(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

1 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. 1 Directive 89/552/EC of 3 October 19897a. Welcomes the Observatory's investigation into the significance of audiovisual works from third countries ofn the European Pmar~~liament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of a~~ket and recommends an analysis on developing models of cooperation with partners from third countries on the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity and the Audiovisual mMedia sServices ~~(OJ L 298, 17.10.1989, p. 23,~~ Directive1 with respect to the "European works" under Artitcle ~~as amended by Directive 2007/65/EC (OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 27).~~1n and including the Media International pilot project; Or. de

2008/11/18
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the size of the digital dividend will vary from one country to another, owing to national circumstances and reflecting national media and audiovisual policies;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Is therefore convinced that it is difficult to harmonise the use of the digital dividend at European level. Any such move should be progressive, voluntary and led by the Member States;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses ~~however~~ that the digital dividend is ~~also~~ an important instrument in audiovisual and media policies, which cshould be used to effectively promote and protect freedom of expression ~~and~~, media pluralism and cultural and linguistic diversity;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Draws attention to the benefits that the digital dividend can bring to society in terms of more, and more diverse, audiovisual media services, including services offering mobile reception and high definition quality;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that broadcasters are essential actors in the defence of pluralistic and democratic principles and strongly believes that the opportunities ~~relating to~~offered by the digital dividend should enable public and private broadcasters~~, which could benefit in principle from lower spectrum fees,~~ to provide programmes serving ~~public service~~general interest objectives;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates that in the interest of European citizens the digital dividend should be managed as efficiently and effectively as possible in order to avoid interference with the delivery of high quality digital TV programmes to an increasing number of citizens and to ~~protect those citizens from sudden changeovers to new technologies.~~respect consumers' rights and interests and their investment in equipment;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2099(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that spectrum policy has to be dynamic and that it should enable broadcasters to use future new technology and develop new audiovisual media services which will enable them to continue to play an important role in helping to ensure cultural diversity and media pluralism, meeting the evolving expectations of the public;

2008/05/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2026(BUD)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Draft opinion
Suggestion 7

7. requests that the Commission reflect on the possibility of creating a specific budget for the implementation of the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to which the EU is a party, more specifically, creating a budget in order to contribute to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity, established by Article 18 of the Convention, as the Member States already have.

2008/07/24
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas moreover so far none of the relevant legal texts of the European Union addresses the issue of community media,~~deleted

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that community media help to strengthen the identities of specific communities of interest, while at the same time enabling members of those communities to engage with other groups in society, and therefore play a ~~key~~n important role in fostering tolerance and pluralism in society and contribute to intercultural dialogue;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Urges the Commission~~Recommends the Member States to collaborate more actively with community media to enter into a closer dialogue with citizens;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to define community media as media that are: (a) non-profit, engaging primarily in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit; (b) accountable to the community which they seek to serve, which means that they are to inform the community about their actions and decisions, to justify them, and to be penalised in the event of any misconduct; (c) open to participation in the creation of content by members of the community.deleted

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Urg~~Advises Member States to give legal recognition to community media as a distinct group alongside commercial and public media where such recognition is still lacking;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Askdvises Member States to ~~includ~~examine specific provisions for community media activities when defining ‘must carry’ obligations;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Asks the Commission to take into account the notion of community media in the ongoing reform of the telecommunication sector’s regulatory framework as well as in the future legislation of the media sector;deleted

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/2011(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission for a regular dialogue with the sector at European level given the added value of community media for the implementation of the EU’s objectives and to support the sector’s participation in such discussions;deleted

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13

(13) Those monies should be reserved solely for the benefit of performers whose performances are fixed in a phonogram and who have transferred their rights to the phonogram producer against a one-off payment. The monies set aside in this manner should be distributed to non- featured performers at least once a year on an individual basis. Member States ~~may requi~~should ensure that distribution of those monies is entrusted to collecting societies representing performers. ~~When the distribution of those monies is entrusted to collecting societies, n~~National rules on non-distributable revenues may be applied.

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Ivo BELET, Doris PACK

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Among the accompanying transitional measures is the mandatory collective exercise of the rights of performers and phonogram producers concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions of which music from lawfully published phonograms is an integral part. This system of collective rights management complements the remuneration regime for the broadcasting of lawfully published phonograms under Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/EC and guarantees that, throughout the full term of protection of lawfully published phonograms, the relevant performers and phonogram producers receive a fair share of the remuneration for the on-demand use of broadcast productions.

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1

Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1

~~The second sentence of~~ Article 3(1) ishall be replaced by the following: "~~However, - if a fixation of the performance otherwise than in a phonograph is lawfully published or lawfully communicated to the public~~The rights of performers shall expire 50 years from the date of the performance. However, if a fixation of the performance is lawfully published within this period, these rights shall expire 950 years from the date of the first such publication ~~or the first such communication to the public, whichever is the earlier, - if a fixation of the performance in a phonograph is lawfully published or~~. If no lawful publication has taken place within this period, and if a fixation of the performance has been lawfully communicated to the public within this period, these rights shall expire 95 years ~~from~~after the date of the first ~~such publication or the first such communication to the public, whichever is the earlier~~lawful communication to the public. This paragraph shall not have the effect of protecting anew the rights of performers where, through the expiry of the term of protection granted them pursuant to Article 3(1) of Directive 2006/116/EC in its version before amendment by Directive [// insert: Nr. of this amending directive]/EC, they were no longer protected on [insert date before which Member States are to transpose the amending directive, as mentioned in Article 2 below]."

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4

Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5

5. Member States ~~may regulate whether and to what extent administration by collecting societies of~~shall ensure that the right to obtain an annual supplementary remuneration referred to in paragraph 3 ~~may be imposed~~is administered by the collecting society.

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4

Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Collecting societies shall distribute those remunerations on an individual basis and taking into account the use of each performer’s performances.

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Ivo BELET, Doris PACK

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4

Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. With respect to the administration of rights concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions incorporating music from lawfully published phonograms, Member States shall ensure that the rights of performers and phonogram producers to grant or refuse authorization for such use may be exercised only through the collecting society which has been established for collecting and distributing the remuneration for broadcasting such phonograms.

2008/11/12
Committee: CULT

2008/0157(COD)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Among the accompanying transitional measures is the mandatory collective exercise of the rights of performers and phonogram producers concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions of which music from lawfully published phonograms is an integral part. This system of collective rights management complements the remuneration regime for the broadcasting of lawfully published phonograms under Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/EC and guarantees that, throughout the full term of protection of lawfully published phonograms, the relevant performers and phonogram producers receive a fair share of the remuneration for the on-demand use of broadcast productions.

2008/12/09
Committee: JURI

2008/0157(COD)

Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Ruth HIERONYMI

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4

Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. With respect to the administration of rights concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions incorporating music from lawfully published phonograms, Member States shall ensure that the rights of performers and phonogram producers to grant or refuse authorization for such use may be exercised only through the collecting society which has been established for collecting and distributing the remuneration for broadcasting such phonograms.

2008/12/09
Committee: JURI

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions attaches considerable importance to, inter alia, the creation of conditions conducive to diversity of the media;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas experience shows that the unrestricted concentration of ownership ~~might~~ jeopardises pluralism and cultural diversity and whereas ~~in certain markets it is approaching a limit whereby pluralism will no longer be automatically guaranteed by free market competition~~a system purely based on free market competition alone is not able to guarantee media pluralism,

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the primary concern of commercial media businesses may be financial profit, media remains an ideological and political tool of considerable influence, which should not be treated solely on economic terms,

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas EU compet~~ence to act on media pluralism is confined to the area of competition law and wherea~~ition law is rather limited in addressing media concentration issues the financial scale of activities directed at vertical and horizontal concentration of media ownership in the most recent Member States of the EU has not reached the limits where EU competition law would apply,

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas in certain markets the public service media is a ~~domin~~important player in terms of both quality and market share,

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Suggests in this respect the creation of independent media ombudsmen ~~in the Member States~~or comparable institutions in the Member States which do not yet have them;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Proposes the introduction of fees commensurate with the commercial value of the user-generated content as well as~~Suggests that voluntary codes of conduct on ethical codes and terms of usage for user- generated content in commercial publications should be encouraged;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Encourages ~~the~~ disclosure of ~~ownership of the media outlets to help to understand~~ the media owners responsible, in so far as this has not already been done in the Member States to help achieve greater transparency regarding the aims and background of the publisher;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/2253(INI)

Ruth HIERONYMI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Asks the European Commission to take due account of the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity and the Council of Europe recommendation on the remit of public service media in the information society, and asks that measures or clarification which eventually will be proposed are measured against its impact on media pluralism;

2008/04/15
Committee: CULT

2007/0248(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24

(24) ~~A television broadcast is a linear~~Legal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, to specified radio and audiovisual media services a~~s defined in the~~nd complementary services supplied by a specified media service provider. Audiovisual Mmedia Sservices Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of [….] 2007, which is provided by a media service provider for simultaneous viewing of programmes on the basis of a programme schedule; a media service provider may provide a number of audio or audio visual programme schedules (channels). Legal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, but only to specified broadcast channels supplied by a specified mare defined in Article 1(a) of Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media sService ~~provider~~s Directive). Member States should provide a clear justification for the “must carry” obligations ~~in their national law~~ so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and properly defined. In that regard, “must carry” rules should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. “Must carry” rules should be periodically reviewed in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Given the rapid change in technology and market conditions such a full review would need to be carried out at least every three years and would require a public consultation of all stakeholders. One or more broadcast channelOne or more audiovisual media services may be complemented by services to improve accessibility for users with disabilities, such as a videotext service, subtitling service, an audio description or sign language.

2008/05/16
Committee: CULT

2007/0248(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 30 a (new)

(30a) When implementing the measures transposing Directive 2002/58/EC, the authorities and courts of the Member States must not only interpret their national law in a manner consistent with this Directive, but also ensure that they do not rely on an interpretation which would infringe other fundamental rights or general principles of Community law, such as the principle of proportionality.

2008/05/16
Committee: CULT

2007/0248(COD)

Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS, Ruth HIERONYMI, Manolis MAVROMMATIS

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12

Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The Member States shall ensure that subscribers are clearly notified in the event of repeated breaches of copyright and related rights, in order for them to stop cease their unlawful activity.

2008/05/16
Committee: CULT

2007/0248(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19

Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Member States may impose reasonable “must carry” obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and ~~television broadcast channels and accessibilit~~audiovisual media services and complementary services, on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks used for the distribution of radio or ~~television broadcast~~audiovisual media services to the public where a significant number of end-users of such networks use them as their principal means to receive radio ~~and television broadcast~~or audiovisual media services. Such obligations shall only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives as clearly and specifically defined by each Member State ~~in its national law~~ and shall be proportionate and transparent.

2008/05/16
Committee: CULT

2007/0248(COD)

Ruth HIERONYMI, Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 19

Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Member States shall hereafter review “must -carry” obligations ~~at least every three year~~on a regular basis.

2008/05/16
Committee: CULT

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