EU policy/Position mapping
This page is inteded to be the gathering point for information about the positions of EU policy related actors in regard to the copyright reform process of 2013.
EU policy initiative
Copyright Reform
editParties
editGreens
editThe Greens co-sponsored Christian Engström’s book (see Pirate Party)
- legalise noncommercial use as long as attributed (e.g. cc-by-nc)
- no escalation of current copyright
- weaken entertainment oligopolies and reform collection and redistribution systems
- restrain DRM
- copyright automatic for 5 years, then can be renewed for another 15
Pirate Party
edit- no changes to the moral rights
- free noncommercial use
- five years of commercial exclusivity
- free sampling — codified ”fair use”
- ban DRM
S&D
editCopyright & the Internet: S&Ds want consumers and creative sector on the same side.
- balance between consumers and creatives (very fuzzy)
- criticize lack of common internal market
Alde
editsee Schaake
EPP
editsee Gallo
People
editNeelie Kroes
edit- no extra “punishments”
- authors/creators income too low (partly because of current copyright)
- new business models required
- no nationally limited licensing
- copyright must fit society and not vice-versa
Marielle Gallo
edit- no new exceptions
- less market fragmentation/digital single market
- more transparency in collecting societies
- easier licensing
Marietje Schaake
edit- harmonised European system indispensable
- easier access to culture and knowledge
- generally supports the Commission for now
Evelyn Regner
edit- was against ACTA
- is for net neutrality
- copyright stance: stronger rights for creators vis-à-vis collecting societies
Pressure Groups and NGOs
editLa Quadrature Du Net
edit- net/technology neutrality
- legalise noncommercial use
- abandon DRM
- new collection and distribution systems
- new business models to distribute copyright material legally online
- shorter copyright
Authors' Associations
editCollecting societies
editCreative Commons
editIndustry Actors
editRTL Group
edit- copyright is creativity
- rights holders need to be suitably rewarded
- broadcasters provide lion's share of artists income
Data Protection Reform
editPolitical Parties
editPeople
editNGOs
editGovernments
editUK
editUK government position on the data protection reform proposals
Ireland
editIrish presidency press release
- The Irish presidency would like to bring the process forward.
- Data protection is seen mainly as an instrument to foster economic growth.
Industry Actors
editLa Quadrature du Net has started a Wiki page trying to gather and summarise the positions published by the industry lobbyist on data protection. To avoid doulbe work and pointless repetitive copy-and-pasting we should work on their page when it comes to this seciton: LQDN Wiki - Lobbies on dataprotection