8 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2013/2114(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitisation is having a huge impact on the way in which cultural goods arecontent is being produced, distributed, marketed and consumed, and whereas lower distribution costs and the appearanceincreasing popularity of new distribution channels can facilitate access to creative works and culture andthereby improveing the circulation of those works around the world and providing artists with new artistic and economic outlets;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas under Directive 2001/29 /EC, Member States may provide for an exception or limitation to the reproduction right for certain types of reproduction of audio, visual and audio-visual material for private use, accompanied by fair remuneration, and may allow consumers in countries that have introduced that limitation to copy their music and audio- visual collections from one medium or type of multimedia material to another freely and as frequently as they wish, without se eking authorisation from the rightholders, provided this is for their private use; whereas any levies should be calculated on the basis of the possible harm to the rightholders resulting from the private copying act in question;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the concept of private copying levies is founded on the false assumption that consumers who make private copies would otherwise have bought multiple licensed copies of the same audio, visual or audio-visual material;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the private copying levy is paid by consumers when purchasing recording or storage media or services and they are therefore entitled to know of its existence and quantumirrespective of whether the intended use of those media or services is for the purpose of private copying of audio, visual and audio-visual material;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that in times of budget austerity, private copying levies constitute a vital source of revenue for the cultural sector, and particularly for the performance artsthe current fragmented copyright regime needs to be reformed to facilitate access to, and increase (global) circulation of, cultural and creative content, and in such a way as to enable artists, creators, consumers, businesses and audiences to benefit from digital developments, new distribution channels, new business models and other opportunities, especially in times of budget austerity;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the private copying system is a virtuousn outdated system that balances the right to copying for private use with fair remuneration to rightholders, and that it is a system worth preservingshould be substituted for a modern and harmonized system of copyright and related rights which strengthens the position and choice of artists and creators whilst creating a dynamic society where creative works can be easily accessed and built upon by artists and consumers alike, for example by permitting the right to freely make copies for private use;
Amendment 71 #
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 levy and to harmonise the negotiating arrangement for the rates applicable to private copying; calls on the Commission to facilitate that processEuropean Commission to put forward a proposal to review Directive 2001/29/EC with the aim of establishing a harmonized and flexible system of copyright and related rights in the EU, fit for the digital age;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and Member States to examine the possibilityassess the impact of legalising works sharing for non- commercial purposes so as to guarantee consumers access to a wide variety of content and real choice in terms of cultural diversity;