46 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 20 October 2005,

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Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 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 Services Directive)1, 1 OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1.

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Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)

– having regard to the resolution of 4 July 2013 on Connected TV,

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Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)

– having regard to the resolution of 12 March 2014 on Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World (2013/2180(INI)),

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Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas, by acceding to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the EU, in addition to all of its Member States, has committed itself to ensuring by effective means that media diversity does not only depend on economic market opportunities;

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Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas technical media convergence has now become a reality – particularly for broadcasting, the press and the internet – and whereas European policies concerning media, culture and networks urgently need to adapt the regulatory framework to the new conditions and ensure that a uniform level of regulation can be established and enforced, including as regards new entrants to the market from the EU and third countries;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Urges that access to diverse, high- quality media and cultural and linguistic diversity and quality should not increasingly depend on the economic means of the individual;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Observes that the need for future European media regulation arises not from a shortage of avenues of communication but primarily from the need to ensure diversity;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Defines ‘platform provider’ as an operator who puts together his own content or content from third parties with the aim of affording access to this package as an overall package;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Defines ‘user interface provider’ as an operator who makes it possible for users to obtain an overview of audiovisual media content and comparable online content and to select directly from it;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)

1j. Observes that the role of both digital platforms and user interfaces in maintaining diversity is rapidly gaining in importance, so that the democratic objective of preserving diversity should particularly be taken into account in addition to competition policy and regulatory aspects;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 k (new)

1k. Calls for obligations in relation to ensuring diversity to be imposed equally on providers of platforms and of user interfaces as soon as audiovisual media services are, to any extent, involved;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 l (new)

1l. Calls once again on the Commission and Member States to develop the concept of media services defined in Article 1 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in such a way that, while Member States retain an appropriate degree of discretion, more account is taken of the potential socio-political impact of services and specific features of that impact, particularly their relevance to opinion- forming and to diversity of opinion, as well as the question of editorial responsibility;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)

1m. Calls for the ban on the violation of human dignity, the ban on incitement to hatred, protection against discrimination and the principle of barrier-free access to apply equally to, and be implemented effectively in respect of, all forms of media content;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that the privilege of findability for media services could be made contingent on criteria geared not only to ensuring cultural and linguistic diversity, diversity of information and opinion and media diversity but also to the protection of children, young people or minorities and to consumer protection generally;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to make stipulations about the volume of advertising more flexible and to consider prioritising the principle that advertising should be clearly recognisable and distinguishable from programme content over the principle of separating advertising and programmes in all types of media;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to safeguard by law the integrity of digital content, and in particular to prohibit the overlaying or scaling of these services by third parties with content or other services, unless the latter have been explicitly initiated by the user and, in the case of content which is not covered by the definition of individual communication, have been authorised by the content provider; points out that unauthorised interference by third parties with the content or broadcast signals of a provider and their unauthorised decryption, use or dissemination must likewise be prevented;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls on the Commission to check, when the Audiovisual Media Services Directive is being revised, whether it is still useful and pertinent to adhere to section 6.7 of its communication on the application of state aid rules to public service broadcasting;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Notes that search algorithms especially can have such a restrictive effect on digital depictions of reality that it becomes impossible for people fully to exercise the constitutional right to self- determination and the freedom of personal development; and that exercising any form of freedom is, nonetheless, fundamentally contingent on being able, to decide for oneself, to search impartially for truth and to make free choices;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Calls on the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to examine more closely the distribution channels and types of marketing used by content delivery and/or distribution networks in the EU and how they affect media diversity;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes every initiative which simplifies cross-border access to digital content;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reiterates that the access point for value-additions should not be moved any further from the original creators towards their intermediaries;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls for EU-wide rights management to be further developed and made more attractive, without removing the possibility of territorial limitation where this is deemed necessary for objective reasons;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. States by way of clarification that territorial limitation seems necessary where the cost of cross-border provision, the demand for which is not met, could not be refinanced;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Notes that there are configurations in the acquisition of sports broadcasting rights which make geoblocking necessary;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Supports the Commission’s attempts to enforce the portability and interoperability of downloaded content as widely as possible and to ensure the accessibility and cross-border functionality of subscriptions, for example for video-on-demand platforms;

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Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3g. At the same time, points out that many independent European film productions are not pre-financed but pre-promoted, and that the licences granted are territorially and temporally limited; this form of financing should not be called into question;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3h. Notes that the vast majority of radio and TV broadcasters, DVD dealers and online video stores in the EU are organised in national markets;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3i. Calls on the Commission to safeguard fair compensation for creators of works by means of further harmonisation measures and also to protect the fair distribution of payments in the case of collective management organisations;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)

3j. Calls, however, on the Commission to develop innovative new forms of licencing which better reflect the online use of creative content;

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Silvia COSTA, Luigi MORGANO, Petra KAMMEREVERT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the legal thinking behind Directive 93/83/EEC2 provides a suitable point of departure for measures to improve cross-border access to content in the digital single market. without calling into question the principles of freedom of contract, fair compensation, exclusivity or territoriality; __________________ 2 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission (OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15).

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind the results of the current consultation, to specify the scope of so- called unjustified geoblocking practices, in order to ensure that absolute removal does not benefit large distribution platforms to the detriment of cultural diversity in the industry;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to authorise a reduced VAT rate on e-books, e-papers and other electronic information media to promote improved access to information and cultural goods;

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

Silvia COSTA, Luigi MORGANO, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Renato SORU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers it necessary for the Commission to adopt a bidirectional approach to the subject of digital skills and abilities, investing in digital education programmes (starting with the training of teachers) and in digital infrastructure which serves educational purposes, inter alia including digital content and methods in existing school curricula;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge the importance of media education by improving the quality of equipment in line with needs, particularly at kindergartens, pre-schools, schools and universities, ensuring the age-appropriate accessibility of technology, and investing sufficiently in teaching staff and knowledge multipliers in the transfer of media skills;

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Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make learning opportunities available for all generations so that they can acquire the appropriate skills and confidence to deal with large volumes of information;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Stresses that the ability to use media in a confident and critical manner is a trans- generational learning task which is constantly changing along with the development of the media and today constitutes a key qualification;

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Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Calls on the Commission to invest more in the creation of European networks for the transmission of media skills, aimed at promoting the exchange of best practices and ensuring the Europe- wide visibility of national, regional or indeed local exemplary initiatives;

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Committee: CULT