Activities of Axel VOSS related to 2014/2256(INI)
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Amendments (31)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to Articles 4, 26, 34, 114, 118 and 11867 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to Articles 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the three-step test,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European legal framework for copyright and related rights is central to the promotion of creativity and innovation, cultural diversity, economic growth, and to access to knowledge and information;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society wais aimed at adapting legislation on copyright and related rights to reflect technological developments;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights protects the freedom of expression, the freedom of the arts and scientific research, the right to education and, the freedom to conduct a business; and the right to possessions and intellectual property;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
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Recital D
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
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Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the right of the creator to protection of his or her creative works must continue to apply in the digital age;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas decisions on technical standards can have a significant impact on human rights – including the right to freedom of expression, protection of personal data and user security – as well access to content, and whereas oin access to content10; __________________ 10Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 16 December 2014 on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Internet policy and governance – Europe’s role in shaping the future of internet governance’.the digital age in particular they can establish a balance between unrestricted reproduction of works and the exclusive right to reproduce works;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of conducting a consultation on copyright, which attracted great interest from civil society with more than 9 500 replies, 58.7 % of which came from end usersamong all the stakeholders involved11; __________________ 11 Commission, DG MARKT, Report on the responses to the Public Consultation on the Review of the EU Copyright Rules, July 2014, p. 5.
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Notes with concern that the vast majority of end-user respondents report facing problemthe way in which technological progress makes for diversity of use and competitiveness in Europe, and emphasises wthen trying to access online services across the Member States, particularly where technological protection measures are used to enforce territorial restric need to consider further measures to address the issue of cross- border demand for online services on the basis of flexible legal conditions;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Acknowledges the necessity for authors and performers to be provided with legal protection for their creative and artistic work; recognises the role of producers and publishers in bringing works to the market, and the need for appropriate remuneration for all categories of rightholders; calls for improvements tostresses in theis contractual position of authors and performers in relation to other rightholders and intermediariesnection the importance of contractual freedom;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to harmonisformulate the term of protection of copyright to a duration that does not exceedin accordance with currently applicable standards, based on the Berne Convention, of Directive 2006/116 / EC of the cEurrent international standards set out in the Berne Conventionopean Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 and Directive 2011/77 / EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 September 2011;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 9
9. Notes that exceptions and limitationthe rights and protection of creators in the digital environment should be enjoyed without any unequal treatment as compared with those granted in the analogue world;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
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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 onNotes the added value that cultural diversity offers for the European internal market, and stresses that possible differences among Member States in the implementation of exceptions should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis in order to avoid legal uncertainty and safeguard the functioning of the digital single market, in view of the development of cross-border activities;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make mandatoryensure that all the exceptions and limitations referred to in Directive 2001/29/EC, to allow are implemented appropriately, that equal access to cultural diversity across borders within the internal market and to improve legal certaintyis promoted and that legal certainty is improved, taking account of the subsidiarity principle, specific cultural and legal features in the Member States and the clearly demonstrated cross-border impact of the exceptions and limitations concerned;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the adoption of an open norm introducing flexibility in the interpretation of exceptions and limitations in certain special cases that doStresses that exceptions and limitations should not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author or rightholder; takes the view that, where necessary, the Member States should be able to adapt the exceptions and limitations in individual cases;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the European legislator to ensure the technological neutrality and future compatibility of exceptions and limitations by taking due account of the effects of media convergence; considers, in particular, that the exception for quotation should expressly include audio- visual quotations in its scope;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 15
15. StressNotes that the ability to freely link from one resource to another is one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet; calls on the EU legislator to make it clear that reference to works by means of a hyperlink is not subject to exclusive rights, as it does not consist in a communication to a new publica feature of internet use and stresses that hyperlinks must be used in accordance with the relevant European case law, i.e. they must not be used to circumvent restrictions on access to a work that was originally protected and not accessible to users12; __________________ 12 Order of the Court of Justice of 21 October 2014 in Case C-348/13, BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch (request for a preliminary ruling from Germany’s Bundesgerichtshof). See also: Judgment of the Court of Justice of 13 February 2014 in Case 466/12, Svensson.
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Calls on the EU legislator to ensure Acknowledges that the use of photographs, video footage or other images of works considered to be in the public domain which are permanently located in public places is permitted for non- commercial purposes;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Emphasises that the existing exception for caricature, parody and pastiche should apply regardlmust be maintained in order to ensure a fair balance between the interests of the purpose of the parodic userightholders on the one hand and the freedom of opinion of users on the other;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 18
18. StressWelcomes the need tofact that Member States may, on a voluntary basis and subject to licensing, enable automated analytical techniques for text and data (e.g. ‘text and data mining’) for all purposes, provided that permission to read the work has been acquired;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a broadn exception for research and education purposes, which should cover not only, alongside educational establishments but any kind ofshould also cover educational orand research activity, including non-formal educationprogrammes;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the adoption of a mandatory exceptionRecognises the importance of libraries for access to knowledge and calls for appropriate market-based solutions to be developed that allowing libraries to lend books to the public in digital formats, irrespective of the place of accesdevelop their potential in the digital environment while respecting the interests of all stakeholders, including consumers;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 21
21. Calls onProposes that the EU legislator to preclude Member States from introducing statutory licencexamine whether Member States should take measures for the compensation of rightholders for the harm caused by acts made permissible by an exception;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the adoption of harmonised criteria for defining the harm caused to rightholders in respect of reproductions made by a natural person for private use, and for harmonised transparency measures as regards the private copying levies put in place in some Member States13; __________________ 13As stated in António Vitorino’s recommendations of 31 January 2013 resulting from the latest mediation process conducted by the Commission in respect of private copying and reprography levies.Notes that a further examination of the transparent implementation of measures such as the private copying levy for the fair compensation of rightholders in respect of reproductions made by a natural person for private use is necessary for the protection of authors’ and users’ rights; __________________
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
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