Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-04-23-Speech-1-136"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enforcement of intellectual property rights (criminal measures) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070423.18.1-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-04-23-Speech-1-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Umberto Guidoni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partito dei Comunisti Italiani (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I too should like to start by thanking the rapporteur, Mr Zingaretti, for his cooperation and for somehow having tried to mediate on this directive, which applies criminal law to counterfeiting. What it lacks, however, is a frame of reference consisting of the rules defining what counterfeiting is, and so it actually lumps together trademark, patent and copyright infringements. Confusing counterfeiting and piracy with infringements of intellectual property is likely to make the fight against criminal falsification less effective. Instead, it would have been more useful to limit the scope of the directive just to copyright infringements concerning the commercial production of counterfeit multimedia products, an area in which organised crime operates. Extending it unduly to all copyright issues, however, may have a serious impact on the privacy of consumers of multimedia products. Moreover, on copyright matters the directive abandons the concept of commercial scale and is liable to criminalise private, not-for-profit use by people who use the Internet for peer-to-peer file sharing, video streaming and so forth. The directive forces Member States to start criminal proceedings even without a complaint by the injured party and actually gives private individuals a direct role in the investigations, which goes beyond providing the authorities with technical support and ends up becoming a driving, guiding role. Lastly, the directive lacks any economic or social analysis. Imposing tougher penalties in Italy has not had any effect. That is why our group proposes that this directive be rejected."@en1

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