The European Parliament has said that copyright-infringing music and film file-sharing should not be criminalised. The Parliament has said that file-sharers should not be prosecuted as criminal offenders unless they seek to profit from the sharing.
The Parliament has adopted a report on Europe's cultural industries which rejects the idea of criminalising non-profit making file-sharers.
"Criminalising consumers who are not seeking to make a profit is not the right solution to combat digital piracy," said a motion passed by the Parliament.
"In the context of rapid technological and market evolution, and with a view to ensuring that cultural industries and creators benefit from the development of digital platforms, [the parliament] urges the Commission to rethink the critical issue of intellectual property from the cultural and economic point of view," it said.
The motion said that the Commission should rethink its policies in the interest of "a balance between the opportunities for access to cultural events and content and intellectual property that guarantee fair, effective remuneration to all categories of right holders, real choice for consumers, and cultural diversity."
The Parliament's report and motion is not binding on the European Commission, but is designed to influence that body's thinking when it creates its next programme of government.
The Parliament has adopted a report on Europe's cultural industries which rejects the idea of criminalising non-profit making file-sharers.
"Criminalising consumers who are not seeking to make a profit is not the right solution to combat digital piracy," said a motion passed by the Parliament.
"In the context of rapid technological and market evolution, and with a view to ensuring that cultural industries and creators benefit from the development of digital platforms, [the parliament] urges the Commission to rethink the critical issue of intellectual property from the cultural and economic point of view," it said.
The motion said that the Commission should rethink its policies in the interest of "a balance between the opportunities for access to cultural events and content and intellectual property that guarantee fair, effective remuneration to all categories of right holders, real choice for consumers, and cultural diversity."
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