3 Amendments of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2014/2256(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that copyright and related rights play an important role, as they protect and stimulate both the development and marketing of new products and services and the creation and exploitation of their creative content, thereby contributing to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation across several industry sectors in the EU; stresses that the EU has strong creative potential and rich cultural diversity that must be protected on the internal market and at international level by a clear and precise legal framework;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need to ensure appropriate remuneration and to protect the rights of all categories of right holders in a better way; recalls that while the cultural and creative industries (CCI) employ more than seven million people and contribute 4.5% of EU GDP annually, and that even though the services, technologies and options permitting the general public to access creative works grow every day, the earnings of right holders in the CCI sector keep decreasing; stresses the need to raise consumer awareness of the consequences of infringement of copyright and related rights;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that Member States’ provisions on copyright and related rights vary considerably, and that the exclusivity which copyright grants its owner is, in principle, limited to the territorial boundaries of the Member State where the right has been granted, which leads to market fragmentation across the EU; recalls that this fragmentation is also the result of consumer preferences and market adaptation to them;