Modernisation of copyright rules

This page is also available in:

Elfogadott vélemények on 27/04/2016 - Bureau decision date: 07/10/2015
Hivatkozás
INT/774-EESC-2016-00030-00-03-AC-TRA
Opinion Type
Optional
Referral
COM(2015) 626 final
Official Journal
OJ C 264, 20.7.2016, p. 51
Rapporteur
Denis MEYNENT
Workers - GR II
France

Key points:

The EESC:

  • believes that copyright remains a fundamentally important way to protect and fairly pay authors and those involved in disseminating works and performances via interconnected digital networks;
  • calls for the Marrakesh Treaty to be swiftly ratified;
  • is of the view that a united European position on private copying is possible and desirable;
  • calls for a new legal context to promote the creation of copyright-protected work and, simultaneously, to enhance the contribution of new types of licence and new business models to building the European single market;
  • considers a regulation to be the best instrument for establishing the digital single market;
  • encourages the Commission to conduct studies and in-depth research on business models linked to free licences, on their current and potential economic importance, on the revenue and jobs they could create in various fields, and on any legal proposals that would enhance their profile and use;
  • believes that Europe's cultural diversity is at the heart of European identity and should be fostered and promoted among the Member States.

Other relevant EESC opinions:

Other related EESC opinions:

 

For more information please contact the INT Section Secretariat

 

 

Downloads

Download — EGSZB-vélemény: Modernisation of copyright rules
docx
bg
es
cs
da
de
et
el
en
fr
hr
it
lv
lt
hu
mt
nl
pl
pt
ro
sk
sl
fi
sv
  • A European copyright fit for the digital age
  • Travel with your online content across the EU

Recommended for you