Procedure
Orphan works: permitted uses
2011/0136(COD)·7th term·CULT / IMCO / JURI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Free movement of services, freedom to provide · Audiovisual industry and services · Press, media freedom and pluralism · International information networks and society, internet · Intellectual property, copyright · Cultural and artistic activities, books and reading, arts · Literary and artistic property
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): GERINGER DE OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (S&D)
Summary
The dossier creates a legal framework on certain permitted uses of orphan works. The amendments address digitisation and dissemination by libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions and broadcasting organisations, the requirement of a good-faith diligent search for the rightholder, the rights of identified rightholders to end orphan status, copyright protection, and the works first published or broadcast in a Member State to which the framework applies.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled14 Oct 2011 – 28 Oct 2011
- Procedure completed
398
Amendments
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38
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committees
14 Oct 2011 – 28 Oct 2011
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
38 Members · by amendment count1

























Piotr BORYS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇱 Poland
44(44 solo)
2
Petra KAMMEREVERT
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
43(43 solo)
3
Jean-Marie CAVADA
ALDE · 🇫🇷 France
31(31 solo)
4
Phil PRENDERGAST
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇪 Ireland
27(27 solo)
5
Christian ENGSTRÖM
Greens / EFA · 🇸🇪 Sweden
26(1 solo)
6
Eva LICHTENBERGER
Greens / EFA · 🇦🇹 Austria
25
7
Zuzana ROITHOVÁ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇨🇿 Czechia
21(19 solo)
8
Helga TRÜPEL
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
20(20 solo)
9
Hannu TAKKULA
ALDE · 🇫🇮 Finland
17
10
Sampo TERHO
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇫🇮 Finland
16
11
Sari ESSAYAH
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇮 Finland
16
12
Mitro REPO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇮 Finland
16
13
Maria BADIA i CUTCHET
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
14(14 solo)
14
Ashley FOX
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
13(13 solo)
15
Zoltán BAGÓ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇭🇺 Hungary
13(13 solo)
16
Emma McCLARKIN
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
12(12 solo)
17
Malika BENARAB-ATTOU
Greens / EFA · 🇫🇷 France
10(10 solo)
18
Philippe JUVIN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
8(4 solo)
19
Sabine VERHEYEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
8(8 solo)
20
Alexandra THEIN
ALDE · 🇩🇪 Germany
8(8 solo)
21
Rolandas PAKSAS
EFDD · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
7(7 solo)
22
Luigi BERLINGUER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
7(7 solo)
23
Sajjad KARIM
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
7(7 solo)
24
Rainer WIELAND
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
7(7 solo)
25
Christel SCHALDEMOSE
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇰 Denmark
6(6 solo)
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398 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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