8 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2014/2151(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the approach of depriving IPR infringers of their revenues by means of agreements between right-holders and their partners; supports the elaboration of memoranda of understanding as soft-law measures to fight against counterfeiting and piracy, and supports the idea of developing such measures further among stakeholders; In this respect recommends the Commission to conduct a research on how these counterfeiting operations are cross-funding their activities (selling counterfeit products and providing illegal content).
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the approach taken by the Commission to develop targeted awareness campaigns; believes that it is essential that the concrete consequences of IPR infringements for society as a whole, and for consumers and citizens individually, should be understood by all; believes that consumers should be better informed of what IPR consist of, and what can be done or not done with protected goods and content; calls on the Commission and the Member States to further develop awareness actions aimed at specific audiences and relevant markets; In this respect recommends the Commission to further entrust the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy with a new public online platform containing Intellectual Property Rights guidelines such as the United Kingdom’s IPO - I.P. Guide for Universities in order for people to have a better understanding of their work and their intellectual property of it.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends a broader information campaign regarding the Intellectual Property Right Holders and Enforcement Authorities Platform so that right holder have a more active role in defending their rights across the European Union through the Enforcement Database secure network integration with the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union. Further integration with the Police authorities and other customs of the world should be faster implemented for a better enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view as well that opportunities for infringement should not be created, and that business models should be reconsidered by the industry in certain sectors; Recommends the acknowledgement of all cultural entities, including authors and performers to be provided with up-to-date, EU-wide recognition and legal protection for their creative and artistic work through exclusive rights and recognition of the producers and publishers role in producing and bringing works to the market, and the need for fair compensation for all categories of right holders, in the digital environment and in the analogue world alike.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make sure that any measure taken will have a limited impact in terms of the burden and cost imposed on SMEs; in particular, calls on the Commission to assess further how SMEs could take part in qualitative auditing schemes and to identify what specific measures could be taken in favour of SMEs to this end, thus should take as a basis a high level of protection, and develop and evidence-based approach taking into consideration the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters, investments and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market to the prejudice of consumers and right holders;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that Europe´s cultural and creative industries are a driving force for social and economic development as well as job creation in Europe, while reminding that notable contribution to the economic growth, innovation and job creation in the European Union is also generated by creators, designers and institutions relying on exceptions and limitations to copyright, stresses that any legislative initiative to modernise copyright should be based on independent evidence regarding the impact on growth and jobs, particularly SME´s in the cultural and creative sectors, access to knowledge and culture, as well as its potential costs and benefits;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the enforcement on Intellectual Property is needed for the stimulation of investments in innovation which is a key element for the smooth functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the important role played by customs and international cooperation in the fight against IPR infringement in cross- border trade and calls on the EU legislator to strictly define the quotations exception in light of its importance for cross-border exchange of knowledge;