Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (debate) IT
Amendments (8)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the recent study entitled ‘Territoriality and its impact on the financing of audiovisual works’, published in September 2015 by the European Audiovisual Observatory, has, inter alia, demonstrated the important role played by exclusive territorial licences and by the country-of-origin principle in the system for financing European cinematographic works;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission, taking into account the results of the current consultation, to overhaul Directive 2010/13/EU1 without delay, adopting an approach which does away with the distinction between linear and non-linear services, encouraging the use and extends the concept of editorially screened content to whichthose media service providers which are currently not covered by the Directive, with due regard for the country-of- origin principle applies and fleshing out the general social objectives of audiovisual regulation, with particular reference to the financing of the creation and promotion of European works and of cultural diversity and the protection of minors; __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the regulation of on-line platforms and intermediaries should be regulatharmonised in such a way as, taking account of the results of the current consultation, to create a genuine level playing field and to rule out discrimination between undertakings to a large extent and guarantee the findability of editorially screened content and access to it for citizens;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that further efforts are needed to overhaul copyright law and that any revised provisions should apply to all media and should aim to strike a balance between the rights and interests of all stakeholders;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the legal thinking behind Directive 93/83/EEC2 provides a suitable point of departure for measures to improve cross-border access to content in the digital single market., bearing in mind the need to make an effort to harmonise provisions so as to reconcile legitimate cross-border accessing of on-line content and services by European citizens with the requirements of viability and economic sustainability of audiovisual businesses, whose economic models are to a large extent based on the principle of territoriality; __________________ 2 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission (OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15).
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind the results of the current consultation, to specify the scope of so- called unjustified geoblocking practices, in order to ensure that absolute removal does not benefit large distribution platforms to the detriment of cultural diversity in the industry;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers it necessary for the Commission to adopt a bidirectional approach to the subject of digital skills and abilities, investing in digital education programmes (starting with the training of teachers) and in digital infrastructure which serves educational purposes, inter alia including digital content and methods in existing school curricula;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Asks the Commission to address the different tax challenges raised by the digital economy and to closely monitor its continuous evolution to assess the impact on tax systems; in particular, urges the Commission to guarantee an effective level playing field and a fair fiscal treatment among all actors present in the digital market, aligning taxation with the economic activities and guaranteeing that taxes are paid where profits are generated;