The Parliament decided copyright was actually a “copyright wrongs” to citizens, consumers, and Creative, let Jorgo Ananiadis, Co-President of the pirate party, on Friday in a message to quote. With the Referendum they wanted to give the people a Chance to correct the “misguided decision”.
The Swiss prosecutors would have missed it, as in the EU, their business model to the 21st century. Century adjust. Therefore, they tried now, the failures with the help of the legislature be in balance. Creative professionals and ordinary citizens remained on the track. “The only winners are the few big corporations,” said Ananiadis.
As a “botch-UPS” in the law, the pirate party referred to in particular three points: because the Parts could be from any photos in a Whatsapp group or on Twitter is illegal, be action of waves to be expected. In addition, in the case of the public sector threatened with massive cost increases due to soaring charges for schools and libraries.
Finally, it would be enough for a large part of the money continues to be by the media, corporations and the industry rights holders gobbled up and not to the Creative. The profiteers are once again the “Freeloader of the copyright”, it says on the website dedicated to the Referendum.
compromise after years of struggle
The Swiss Parliament had approved the law at the end of September, after year-long deliberations. The aim of the Revision is the copyright to the Internet age: The Federal Council wants to protect the interests of creators better to criminalize without the Internet user.
the core of the template, the fight against piracy is. This should be done in the case of the Swiss Hosting providers, content save. For music and film professionals, as well as music and film producers also extends the term of protection from fifty to seventy years. Will also be extended the protection for photographs.
the remuneration for The filmmakers in the Video-on-Demand-use is re-fed through the collecting societies. The filmmakers promise of the collective perception of higher revenues.
Public and publicly accessible libraries are favored collective bargaining. The Parliament responded with this regulation, a decision of the Swiss Federal arbitration Commission of last December, to which the collecting societies were reached.
The pirate party has until 16 September. January 2020, which will bring the necessary 50’000 signatures for the Referendum together. The young Greens support the Referendum also. (sda)
Created: 15.11.2019, 14:46 PM
