Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-09-Speech-2-181"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040309.6.2-181"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-09-Speech-2-1822
lpv:speaker	lp:Sérgio Ribeiro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2004-02-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2004-02-25--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2004-02-16--2004-07-19)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-02-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (2004-02-03--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". The issue addressed in this report is difficult due to its history and its far-reaching ramifications. As far as we are concerned, we are vehemently opposed to pirating and counterfeiting, and we advocate rules to promote the use of discoveries and inventions that belong to all humankind in these free and fair times. The first consideration is, therefore, the object of the protection of intellectual property. Should authors’ rights, trademarks and patents be treated in the same way? While we steadfastly oppose the misappropriation and commercialisation of human knowledge and of what is part of human heritage, we acknowledge the difficulty of striking a balance between legitimate property rights and the social and collective benefits of the item concerned. This, however, is the theory. Whereas mechanisms to protect these rights are unable to stop trade and abuse, they must not be so lax as to allow, or even encourage, pirating and counterfeiting. An example of this is Port wine, and other such designations of origin to be preserved or created, given that it represents heritage that is universal and, therefore, local and national. As such, in the name of spurious liberalisation, it can have a devastating economic, social and cultural impact, as well as a detrimental effect on health. The rapporteur has shown caution and, on this issue, it is better to be safe than sorry. Nonetheless, the rejection of certain amendments, especially those relating to the ‘federalist’ tendency, in which caution was nowhere to be seen, led us to vote against."@en1

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