15 Amendments of Theresa GRIFFIN related to 2014/2256(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Given the importance of creative and cultural industries (CCI) in Europe and, given that employment in cultural industries cannot be easily outsourced, stresses the importance of the role of creative and cultural industries both in job creation and as an engine of growth for the European economy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that copyright and related rights constitute the legal framework for the European cultural and creative industriesCCI sector and form the basis for their ability to generate economic activity and employment. Highlights that while the productivity of the CCI sector continues to grow, the earnings of rights- holders in the sector are decreasing;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that copyright and related rights constitute the legal framework for the European cultural and creative industries and form the basis for their ability to generate economic activity and employment;, thereby contributing to improved competitiveness, enhanced creativity and innovation across several industry sectors.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Copyright and related rights are the rights on which the whole creative industries and this value chain are built upon; therefore calls on the Commission to support and protect creators' intellectual property rights to enable creative industries in Europe to flourish.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Innovation in creativity and technological advances can have a significant impact on people's lives by enabling different groups to communicate creatively and work collaboratively, thereby both improving the existing skills of creative people and creating added value. This contribute to improved competitiveness, employment and innovation across Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriate remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges; stresses that modernised copyright rules should achieve a fair balance between all parties involved: consumers, users, creators and right holders.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need to review Directive 2001/29/EC in order to ensure appropriaten unwaiverable right to fair remuneration for copyright holders and appropriate protection of these rights in a changing and constantly evolving technological environment, which brings both opportunities and challenges;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to develop a legal framework to strengthen the negotiating and contractual position of authors and performerll creatives in relation to other right holders and intermediaries;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that protection of copyright and related rights must respect technological neutrality; But also notes that the digital environment is not the same as the analogue world and stresses the need to closely examine whether additional or alternative forms of copyright protection are needed to address this;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that copyright protection is only as effective as the enforcement measures which protect it. Therefore, in order to ensure that the CCI sector in Europe can flourish and to protect innovation, copyright protection must be robust;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; and adapt accordingly to the digital environment; recognises that the inability to purchase content in an appropriate format for users with disabilities may create a barrier to trade for enterprises as well as reduce the cultural output and content offer available across the Member States.
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that any legislative change in this area should ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to products and services protected by copyright and related rights; Notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty and requests that an exception be made to allow any person who cannot access a library because of their disability to receive library loans electronically.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of allowing for content mining (also known as text and data mining) for research projects including both commercial and non- commercial purposes, provided that permission to read the work has been obtained.
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. As copyright protection is only as effective as the enforcement measures which protect it. Therefore, in order to ensure that the CCI sector in Europe can flourish and to protect innovation, copyright protection must be robust;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Views with concern the increasing impact of differences among Member States in the implementation of exceptions, which creates legal uncertainty and has direct negative effects on the functioning of the digital single market, in view of the development of cross-border activitiesNotes the importance of European cultural diversity, which provides opportunities rather than obstacles to the Single Market, and notes that the differences in the implementation of exceptions may have negative effects on the functioning of the internal market, and may also lead to legal uncertainty, but that these should be handled on a case-by- case basis, while stressing that works of cultural value should be available to all to be enjoyed but should also be subject to copyright protection;