15 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2009/2158(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in a digital environment it is essential to guarantee universal access to European cultural heritage and to ensure that it be preserved for generations to come, both within and outside Europe,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the wealth and diversity of the common European cultural heritage ought to be promoted and accessible as widely as possible, including outside Europe, and the Member States and cultural institutions, particularly libraries, have a key role to play in this endeavour both at national level and at regional and local levels,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas digitisation of European cultural heritage and scientific materials will also benefit other sectors, such as education, science, research, tourism, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the media,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas digital technology also constitutes a remarkable tool for generating access to European cultural heritage for disabled people,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a revision of European copyright law is necessary and increased harmonisation of Member States' copyright law is desirable,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas opportunities should be explored for using Web 2.0 tools to allow individual Europeana users to offer input for the purpose of contributing in terms of content and fostering a sense of ownership among European citizens,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Europeana should become one of the main reference points for education and research purposes; considers that, if integrated coherently into education systems, it could bring young Europeans closer to their cultural and, literary heritageand scientific heritage and content;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8.Welcomes the Commission's decision to renew the mandate of the High Level Expert Group, as it contributes to a shared vision for European digital libraries, and supports practical solutions for key issues affecting online accessibility of cultural material and the possibilities for European citizens to provide content to Europeana themselves;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that solutions should be found for Europeana also to offer in-copyright as well as out-of-print and orphan works with a sector-by-sector approach, while complying with laws governing intellectual property; believes that solutions such as extended collective licensing or other collective management practices could be favoured; welcomes the Commission's launch of the debate on EU copyright law, which seeks to strike a balance between rightsholders and consumer rights in a globally connected world, in the context of the rapidly changing online reality of new technologies and social and cultural practices;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out the need to develop technologies to ensure long-term and sustainable digital preservation, interoperability of access systems to content, multilingual navigation and availability of content and a set of unifying standards; welcomes the continued use of open source software in building the Europeana collection;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that, in order to meet the high costs of digitisation and time pressures, new methods of financing must be developed, such as public-private partnerships on the basis of well- understood conditions and common guidelines, preserving a truly public domain online, free of commercial links and messages;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes to organise a campaign (entitled "Jcouraging people to join Europeana") on funding efforts in order to heighten awareness of the issue and its urgency, and recommends that part of the resources earmarked for Europeana should be devoted to promoting this library among the broadest possible public; encourages the stimulation of participation and contribution to Europeana by individual European citizens through the exploration of initiatives that will lead to greater opportunities for the European people to shape the content of Europeana, including through mechanisms such as "wikis", without necessarily working through cultural institutions;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that cultural institutions must continue to play a major role in the future governance model of Europeana; believes that the governance role of the Commission and the Member States, who are at present informed about progress and provide input to the executive committee of the European Digital Library Foundation, should be reduced;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is of the opinion that objective, uniform standards should be at the basis of the selection of content; believes that free and artistic expression are fundamental European values; considers that cultural institutions or aggregators should not be the subject of scrutiny or censorship with regard to the European cultural, literary or scientific content provided to Europeana;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a study of Web 2.0 tools should be developed to explore ways in which citizens (in the long term) can provide content input to Europeana, without necessitating involvement of cultural institutions;