# Private copying levies

European Parliament procedure 2013/2114(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 190 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2013-10-21 and 2013-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on private copying levies. Amendments cite Court of Justice judgments and Directive 2001/29/EC, address fair remuneration for rightholders, transparency in collecting societies, the impact of digitisation and cloud copying, the total of levies collected across Member States, the effect on prices and consumers, and the case for a European framework, including the possibility of phasing out the levies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG | Poland | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28377.md |
| Christian ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96676.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Nadja HIRSCH | Germany | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96872.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |
| Françoise CASTEX | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28148.md |
| Sebastian Valentin BODU | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39722.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Piotr BORYS | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96799.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Hans-Peter MARTIN | Austria | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4238.md |
| Eija-Riitta KORHOLA | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4260.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |

## Official source documents

- PE521.789: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-521.789+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2114-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2114-INI.json

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