Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2010/2156(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to finally address the "book famine" experienced by visually impaired and print disabled people; reminds the Commission and Member States of their obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy access to cultural materials in accessible formats, and to ensure that laws protecting intellectual property rights do not constitute an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons with disabilities to cultural materials; calls on the Commission to work actively and positively within the World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO to agree on a binding legal norm, based on the treaty proposal drafted by the World Blind Union and tabled at WIPO in 2009;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the need to solve the issue of orphan works; welcomes the Commission's stated intention to present proposals in this area; notes that the problem of orphan works and the "black hole of the 20th century" is not limited to printed works such as books and magazines, but extends to all kinds of works, including photographs, music, and audiovisual works.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Notes that many of the new and exciting developments in the cultural and creative industries are related to user generated content and remixes of previously existing works; notes that these forms of expression are often held back by today's copyright legislation and praxis; calls on the Commission to propose solutions to address this, either through a "fair use" exception on the European level or by other means;