# Commission's report on the application of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

European Parliament procedure 2008/2121(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee IMCO / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 46 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2008-09-18 and 2008-11-27.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the Commission's report on the application of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of copyright and related rights in the information society. The amendments address the balance between rightholders and consumers, copyright levies and private copying, online and peer-to-peer infringement, the three-step test, the Europeana project, the creative industries, and call for further analysis of the directive's transposition in the Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Janelly FOURTOU | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4336.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Katalin LÉVAI | Hungary | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28200.md |
| Jacques TOUBON | France | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28198.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Aloyzas SAKALAS | Lithuania | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28281.md |
| Francesco Enrico SPERONI | Italy | EFD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/997.md |
| Edit HERCZOG | Hungary | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28155.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.210: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.210+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.279: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.279+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.320: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.320+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2121-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2121-INI.json

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