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"Mr President, as the first speaker from my group, I would like to pay tribute to the rapporteur on behalf of all my colleagues who work closely with him. We welcome the robust way that he has defended the balance of this directive. As the rapporteur said earlier, with the compromise amendments – the set of amendments passed by our committee – I am sure that we have the right directive at the right time.
No one pretends that it is perfect. It is important to emphasise that. There has been considerable difficulty in reconciling national traditions and exceptions. There are countries that have levies, for example, on recording media. We have sustained the objective of this directive because, above all, we want to encourage new creative artists to exploit this new technology.
This is an enabling, liberating directive. It gives them the assurance that they will be able to create new works and to get fair rewards. Equally, on the balancing side, consumers expect that their existing rights to be able make private copies, to be able to use library facilities, to be able, if they are disadvantaged, if they are blind or disabled, to have access to new forms of media will be safeguarded. We have got that balance right.
The other point, colleagues, is that we are not arrogant enough in the Legal Affairs Committee to suggest to you that this is here for all time. We have proposed and recommend very strongly to you that in 18 months' time this directive be reviewed. We must, in a very fast-moving world, take responsibility for our work but be prepared to modify it in accordance with what is going on in an entirely new world. That is a very important provision. We have strengthened the review provisions. We propose a very speedy turnaround, and that shows that the Legal Affairs Committee has taken a very responsible attitude to this directive. We now want to get it transposed as soon as possible.
Why do we want to get it transposed as soon possible? Because a crucial element in this quick transposition is that the European Union will be able to accede to the World Intellectual Property Organisation Treaty and that will bring a very important measure of global protection to all the artists involved. That is really a prize worth having and worth having as quickly as possible."@en1
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