Intellectual Property Rights: Moving Towards Fair Remuneration for Artists

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Intellectual Property Rights: moving towards fair remuneration for artists

Original Script Date: June 9, 2015

Script Version: 1

Locations: European Parliament, Strasbourg; Brussels, Belgium

Dates Shot: June 9, 2015; June 19, 2012; May, June, July 2013

Sound: natural with English speech

Duration: 02:58

Source: S&D group

Restriction: none

Intro

Strasbourg, 9th of June. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) exist to help counter these dangers. The European Parliament today replied to the Commission's EU action plan to deal with the growing number of IPR infringements inside and outside the Union. This plan focuses on measures to tackle commercial-scale infringements and raise awareness to help people better understand the consequences of IPR infringements.

Shotlist

FRANCE, STRASBOURG (JUNE 9, 2015) (SOCIALISTS AND DEMOCRATS, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ACCESS ALL)

1. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN STRASBOURG (EXTERIOR)

2. CUTAWAY: DIETMAR KOSTER TALKING TO HER ASSISTANT

3. DIETMAR KOSTER (S&D SPOKEPERSON ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS) SAYING (ENGLISH SPEECH):

“For us, as the S&D Group, it is very important to find a good balance between the protection of the IPR on the one hand and the privacy of consumers on the other hand.”

4. CUTAWAY: DIETMAR KOSTER TAKING NOTES

5. DIETMAR KOSTER (S&D SPOKEPERSON ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS) SAYING (ENGLISH SPEECH):

“We do not want to criminalize the user and the customers. We do not want to restrict the freedom of the users when we are talking about intellectual property rights.”

6. CUTAWAY: DIETMAR KOSTER WORKING ON HIS COMPUTER

7. DIETMAR KOSTER (S&D SPOKEPERSON ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS) SAYING (ENGLISH SPEECH):

“What is even more important is that we need to emphasize that the artists and the creators must get a fair remuneration in this whole process and the action plan has the aim to raise the awareness of consumers and highlight that this is a very important point when discussing about intellectual property rights in the cultural industry.”

8. CUTAWAY: LARGE SHOT OF THE PLENARY

9. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF THE VOTE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN EUROPE

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (MAY, JUNE, JULY, 2013) (EUROPEAN PARIAMENT AUDIOVISUAL - ACCESS ALL)

1. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF A MAN DOWNLOADING MUSIC ON THE INTERNET

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 19, 2012) (EUROPEAN PARIAMENT AUDIOVISUAL - ACCESS ALL)

1. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF A DVD STORE

2. CUTAWAY: VARIOUS OF A WOMAN DOWNLOADING FILMS ON THE INTERNET

Story

Strasbourg, 9th of June. Fake products are harmful to the economy, not only to those who have invested in the original products, but also to consumers.

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) exist to help counter these dangers. The European Parliament today replied to the Commission's EU action plan to deal with the growing number of IPR infringements inside and outside the Union. This plan focuses on measures to tackle commercial-scale infringements and raise awareness to help people better understand the consequences of IPR infringements.

One of the focal points: the cultural industry. The Group of the Socialists & Democrats emphasizes the importance of the good balance between artists' protection and the need not to criminalize private consumers.

This video package includes:

- Interview with S&D spokesperson on the enforcement of the IPR, Dietmar Köster (natural soundbites in English)

- Extracts of the EU Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg

- Stock shots on Intellectual Property Rights in the cultural industry

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