Activities of Vicky FORD related to 2010/2156(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
Amendments (3)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Members States to provide greater opportunities for CCI's to exploit online markets and to enable artists to take advantage of the digital environment;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for regulations to supplement the market-driven approach to the creative industries, including extension to the term of protection of copyright, improvement in public performance royalties, and support for the development of enhanced rights' databases;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for a more advantageous fiscal and investment climate, which would involve reconsidering current VAT rules (including the huge divergence between online and offline rates) and a widening of the scope of current tax shelter schemesgreater protection of intellectual property rights and their subsequent royalties and a crackdown on digital piracy.