# Orphan works: permitted uses

European Parliament procedure 2011/0136(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee CULT / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 398 committee amendments tabled by 38 Members between 2011-10-14 and 2011-10-28.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piotr BORYS | Poland | PPE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96799.md |
| Petra KAMMEREVERT | Germany | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96837.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Phil PRENDERGAST | Ireland | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107386.md |
| Christian ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96676.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Hannu TAKKULA | Finland | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28316.md |
| Sampo TERHO | Finland | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107385.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Mitro REPO | Finland | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96686.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| Zoltán BAGÓ | Hungary | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23813.md |

## Official source documents

- PE472.126: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-472.126+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE475.793: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE475.839: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-475.839+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0136-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0136-COD.json

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