Procedure
Intellectual property: term of protection of copyright and related rights
2008/0157(COD)·6th term·CULT / IMCO / ITRE / JURI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Intellectual property, copyright
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): CROWLEY Brian (UEN)
Summary
This dossier concerns the term of protection of copyright and related rights. The amendments debate extending protection for fixations of performances and phonograms beyond the existing 50 years, with proposals reaching 95 years, address performers, phonogram producers, film producers and broadcasters, an impact assessment of the audiovisual sector, transitional measures such as a fund for performers and reversion of rights, and reference Directive 2006/116/EC; some would reject the Commission proposal.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled12 Nov 2008 – 9 Dec 2008
- Procedure completed
190
Amendments
distinct, in window
39
Members
tabled at least one
4
Committees
12 Nov 2008 – 9 Dec 2008
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
39 Members · by amendment count1
Jacques TOUBON
PPE-DE · 🇫🇷 France
26(18 solo)
2Sharon BOWLES
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
21(21 solo)
3David HAMMERSTEIN
Greens / EFA · 🇪🇸 Spain
14(14 solo)
4Renate WEBER
ALDE · 🇷🇴 Romania
11(11 solo)
5Emmanouil ANGELAKAS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇷 Greece
10(1 solo)
6Malcolm HARBOUR
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
9
7Eva LICHTENBERGER
Greens / EFA · 🇦🇹 Austria
8(8 solo)
8Ruth HIERONYMI
PPE-DE · 🇩🇪 Germany
8(4 solo)
9Iliana IOTOVA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
8(8 solo)
10Ieke van den BURG
PSE · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
7
11Neena GILL
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
7
12Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES
PPE-DE · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
7(6 solo)
13Herbert REUL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
7(7 solo)
14Bert DOORN
PPE-DE · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
6(6 solo)
15Sajjad KARIM
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
6(6 solo)
16Helga TRÜPEL
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
6(6 solo)
17Katalin LÉVAI
PSE · 🇭🇺 Hungary
5(5 solo)
18Hans-Peter MAYER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
4(4 solo)
19Francesco Enrico SPERONI
EFD · 🇮🇹 Italy
4
20Cristiana MUSCARDINI
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇮🇹 Italy
4
21Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇬🇷 Greece
4(4 solo)
22Nicolae Vlad POPA
PPE-DE · 🇷🇴 Romania
4(4 solo)
23Antonius MANDERS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
4(4 solo)
24Bill NEWTON DUNN
Renew Europe · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4(4 solo)
25Katerina BATZELI
PSE · 🇬🇷 Greece
4(4 solo)
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