The pirate party proposes a serious copyright reform in Europe
Julia Reda (Julia Reda), a deputy from the Pirate Party of Germany in the European Parliament, published a draft document this morning summarizing proposals for the reform of European legislation in the field of copyright and related rights.
Since its inception, the pirate party has declared that legislation in this area is outdated and poorly adapted to the realities of the Internet. Copyright reform was one of the main points of their election program.
Julia Reda and her colleagues compiled this report on the instructions of the European Parliament committee. The goal was to analyze the effect of current legislation (2001 InfoSoc Directive) and to prepare proposals for its improvement. The report has already been submitted to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, and is now published in open access.
“The EU copyright directive was written in 2001, before the advent of YouTube or Facebook,” writes Julia Reda. “Although it was supposed to adapt legislation to the digital age, in reality, it now prevents the exchange of knowledge and culture between countries . We need a unified copyright law for Europe that protects the fundamental rights and simplifies the work of innovative online services throughout the European Union. ”
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Outdated and fragmented legislation imposes an “unreasonable burden on everyday activities on the Internet,” the report says. As a result, the 2001 law does not fulfill its function and does not serve the public interest.
If we summarize the constructive proposals that the Pirate Party is putting forward, they boil down to not only protecting existing copyright objects, but also encouraging society to create new works.
It is recommended in the document to exclude from the copyright all the documents that are created by state bodies, as well as to give the authors the opportunity to voluntarily give up their rights and transfer their works into the public domain.
In addition, the European Parliament is recommended to “harmonize” the terms of the copyright and make sure that they do not exceed the terms established by the Bern Convention .
Regarding hyperlinks on the Internet, reform should guarantee the full right of citizens to freely publish links to other resources.
The document requires additional exclusions from the law on intellectual property for “any research and educational activities, including non-formal education”.
Yulia Reda noted that during the parliamentary activity she received 86 invitations to meetings, including with lobbyists who protect the interests of rights holders. A significant surge of their activity followed after November 2014, when the European Parliament appointed Yulia to be responsible for preparing the copyright reform report.
Reda published a complete list of all the meetings that took place.
The final report with amendments to the law on copyright and related rights will be submitted to the Legal Affairs Committee for voting in April 2015. In the case of a positive decision, it will be put to a vote in the European Parliament in May 2015.
Since its inception, the pirate party has declared that legislation in this area is outdated and poorly adapted to the realities of the Internet. Copyright reform was one of the main points of their election program.
Julia Reda and her colleagues compiled this report on the instructions of the European Parliament committee. The goal was to analyze the effect of current legislation (2001 InfoSoc Directive) and to prepare proposals for its improvement. The report has already been submitted to the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, and is now published in open access.
“The EU copyright directive was written in 2001, before the advent of YouTube or Facebook,” writes Julia Reda. “Although it was supposed to adapt legislation to the digital age, in reality, it now prevents the exchange of knowledge and culture between countries . We need a unified copyright law for Europe that protects the fundamental rights and simplifies the work of innovative online services throughout the European Union. ”
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Outdated and fragmented legislation imposes an “unreasonable burden on everyday activities on the Internet,” the report says. As a result, the 2001 law does not fulfill its function and does not serve the public interest.
If we summarize the constructive proposals that the Pirate Party is putting forward, they boil down to not only protecting existing copyright objects, but also encouraging society to create new works.
It is recommended in the document to exclude from the copyright all the documents that are created by state bodies, as well as to give the authors the opportunity to voluntarily give up their rights and transfer their works into the public domain.
In addition, the European Parliament is recommended to “harmonize” the terms of the copyright and make sure that they do not exceed the terms established by the Bern Convention .
Regarding hyperlinks on the Internet, reform should guarantee the full right of citizens to freely publish links to other resources.
The document requires additional exclusions from the law on intellectual property for “any research and educational activities, including non-formal education”.
Yulia Reda noted that during the parliamentary activity she received 86 invitations to meetings, including with lobbyists who protect the interests of rights holders. A significant surge of their activity followed after November 2014, when the European Parliament appointed Yulia to be responsible for preparing the copyright reform report.
Reda published a complete list of all the meetings that took place.
The final report with amendments to the law on copyright and related rights will be submitted to the Legal Affairs Committee for voting in April 2015. In the case of a positive decision, it will be put to a vote in the European Parliament in May 2015.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/375617/
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