22 Amendments of Piotr BORYS related to 2011/2313(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that online use can represent a real opportunity for better diffusion and distribution of European works, particularly audiovisual works, in conditions where legal supply can develop in an environment of healthy competition which effectively tackles the illegal supply of protected works;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the commercial exploitation of the exclusive rights of communication to the public and of making available to the public aims at generating financial resources, in case of commercial success, in order to finance the future production and distribution of projects, thus promoting the availability of a diversified and permanent offer of new films;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Invites the Commission to enable the industry to test innovative means of distribution seeking to exploit the possible benefits across and between territories and exploitation windows notably through the implementation of the preparatory action on circulation of audiovisual works adopted by Parliament in November 2011;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that territorialhe option for territorial production and distribution schemes should continue to apply to the digital environment, since this form of organisation of the audiovisual market appears to guarantee the preform the basis of financing of European audiovisual and cinematographic works; in this regard, multiterritorial licensing should remain optional;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that the encouragement, promotion and sustainability of multi- territorial licensing in the digital single market for audiovisual works should facilitate market-driven initiatives; underlines that digital technologies provide new and innovative ways to customise and enrich the offer for each market and meet consumers' demand, including for tailored cross-border services; calls for better exploitation of digital technologies which should constitute a springboard for both differentiation and multiplication of legitimate offers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative initiative for the collective management of copyright, aimed at ensuring better accountability, transparency and governance on the part of collective rights management societies, as well as efficient dispute resolution mechanisms, and at clarifying and simplifying licensing systems in the music sector; stresses, in this regard, the need to operate a clear distinction between licensing practices for different types of content, notably between audiovisual/cinematographic and musical works; recalls that the licensing of audiovisual works is mainly conducted on the basis of contractual agreements, and that collective management is rare;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas cinema exhibition continues to account for a large proportion of film revenue and has a considerable impact on the success of films on video-on-demand platforms;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that it is essential, in the online distribution of audiovisual works, to guarantee equitable remuneration for all authors, artists and performers involved, for example by setting up collective agreements through contractual clauses or, in the absence of an agreement between the parties, through voluntary collective administration;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for the Commission to urgently carry out a study on the different remuneration options for authors, artists and performers in the audiovisual sector, so that best practice in Member States can be used to set up an EU model;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to find mechanisms to encourage access to archived audiovisual material held in Europe's film heritage institutions; for reasons often linked to diminishing consumer appeal and limited shelf life, a substantial share of European audiovisual material is unavailable commercially;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to promote solutions to support the digitization, preservation and educational availability of these works, including across borders;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission, with regard to the impact of standardized practices on the free movement and free provision of audiovisual works, to implement measures facilitating wider use of the ISAN system;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas there is a crucial need to step up research and development for developing techniques for the automated management of services for people with disabilities, especially thanks to hybrid broadcasting;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Promotes the development of a rich and diverse legal offering, especially by making release windows more flexible;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to implement the preparatory action adopted by Parliament for testing new modes of distribution based on the complementarity between platforms on the flexibility of release windows;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Observes that the development of cross-border service providers is entirely possible so long as business platforms are prepared to contractually acquire the rights to exploit one or more territories, because it is important to remember that territorial systems are the normal markets in broadcasting;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for Internet users to be afforded greater legal certainty when using streamed services, but suggests that consideration should be given to how to block access toadopt appropriate measures to address pay platforms offering unauthorised services;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new) (after subheading "Remuneration")
Paragraph 8 a (new) (after subheading "Remuneration")
8a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the application of the current acquis in the field of copyright; and in the context of the development of the digital single market, to particularly focus on the implementation of the communication and the making available of the rights of authors, recognised by Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EU on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Maintains that it is essential to guarantee authors and performers remuneration that is fair and proportional to the revenue generated by the online exploitation of their works;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the development of new solutions on user-friendly payment systems such as micropayments, and for the development of systems enabling the direct payment of creators, benefiting both consumers and authors;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Observes that it would be useful for culture workers and Member States to negotiate the implementation of measures enabling public records to fully benefit from digital technology for works that form part of heritage, especially as regards access to remote digital works on non-commercial scales;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission, with the cooperation of Parliament, to call for an annual assembly dedicated to developing online audiovisual and cinematographic content in which new models for the creation and promotion of online audiovisual content will be examined;