21 Amendments of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2013/2114(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cultural content plays a pivotal role in the digital economy, whereas Europe’s digital growth will depend in future on having a varied supply of high- quality cultural content, and whereas it has emerged from consultations and several independent surveys that the cultural and creative sectors are facing common challenges from digitisation and, globalisation, along with funding problemnd new business models, and that EU- level action is needed to resolve these problems jointly so that a digital single market can be created;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitisation is having a huge impact on the way in which cultural goods are being produced, distributed, marketed and consumed, and whereas lower distribution costs and the appearance of new distribution channels can facilitate access to creative works and culture and improve the circulation of those works around the world; whereas the market opportunities for new services and businesses have increased enormously as a result;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the proposal for a Directive on the collective management of copyright and related rights currently being discussed reinforces that approach to the management of copyright, placinges particular emphasis on the transparency of the flows of remuneration collected, distributed and paid to rightholders by collecting societies, including for private copying;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the sum total of private copying levies collected in 23 of the 28 EU Member has more than tripled since Directive 2001/29/EC came into force andStates, according to the Commission’s estimates, now stands at over EUR 600 million, and; whereas this constitutes a considerable amount for the artists, however, these figures should always be considered in relation to the overall amount contributed to gross value added by the creative sector;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas in the case of online music sales, licence-granting practices are being viewed aspresent an alternative to the system of private copying levies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the current private copying system is a virtuous system that, which seeks to balances the right to copying for private use with fair remuneration to rightholders, and that it is a syshould be fundamentally rethought and in the long term replaced by a more efficient system that keeps stemp worth preservingith the developments brought about by digitisation;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to decide on a common definition of the private copying levy, to look for common ground as regards which products should be subject to the levycriteria for the effective and transparent setting of rates and a uniform definition of the notion of 'harm' pursuant to Directive 2001/29/EC, and to harmonise the negotiating arrangement for the rates applicable to private copying; calls on the Commission to facilitate that process;:
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the private copying levy should apply to all material, media and services whose value resides in their private recording and storage capacityere they cause harm pursuant to Directive 2001/29/EC;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, in the light of the ECJ judgments, private copying levies should be payable by manufacturers or importers; notes should be examined; cautions, however, that, if the levy were transferredconsequences of transferring the levy to retailers, this w could result in an excessive administrative burden for small and medium-sized distribution companies and collective rights management organisations;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to make clear to consumers the role of the private copying system with regard to remuneration of artists and cultural dissemination; urges Member States and rightholders to replace their anti-piracy campaigns with ‘positive’ campaigns highlighting the benefits ofreasons for private copying levies for the remuneration of artists;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges Member States to ensure greater transparency regarding the allocation of revenueproceeds from private copying levies;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that private copying exemption arrangements enable consumers to copy freely their musical and audio- visual material from one medium or type of multimedia material to another without the need to seek the authorisation of rightholders, provided that this is for private use and no protection measures have been taken;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Observes that, despiteTakes the view that, because of permanent access to online works, downloading, storage and private copying for offline use is continuing; takes the view that a private copying levy system cannot therefore be replaced by a licencing systemwill decline without, however, becoming negligible; believes therefore that licencing systems will become increasingly important;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27