2023-04-132022/23:NU14 · p.2NUBusiness & energy
Other matters concerning copyright
Ongoing evaluation of new copyright legislation
What's at stake: The issue concerns the balance between rights holders' ability to be paid for their work and the interests of users and platforms in a digital age, and whether the effects of the legislation need ongoing follow-up to ensure it works as intended.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The Riksdag decides whether the effects of the new copyright legislation implementing the EU's DSM Directive should be evaluated on an ongoing basis, or whether current follow-up is sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee emphasises that well-functioning intellectual property protection is important for competitiveness and growth and that several efforts are already under way to strengthen knowledge of and management of intellectual assets; the committee therefore rejects the call for a specific ongoing evaluation of the new copyright legislation.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (V, MP)
V and MP believe the effects of the new legislation implementing the DSM Directive should be evaluated on an ongoing basis, to ensure it both safeguards freedom of expression and users' freedom and delivers a real improvement for rights holders, given the great importance of the regulation.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/20/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/14 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/13/0/5 | follows the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 13/0/1/5 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Abstain 1/0/63/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| KDCecilia Engström (KD, Skåne läns södra) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
| SDDavid Lång (SD, Västernorrlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2022/23:329 by Rickard Nordin and Niels Paarup-Petersen (both C) proposal 6, 2022/23:548 by Markus Wiechel and Alexander Christiansson (both SD), 2022/23:939 by Tobias Andersson et al. (SD) proposals 1-4, 2022/23:1643 by Niels Paarup-Petersen et al. (C) proposals 10, 31-33, 35 and 37-39 and 2022/23:2176 by Amanda Lind (MP) proposal 11.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:329 av Rickard Nordin och Niels Paarup-Petersen (båda C) yrkande 6, 2022/23:548 av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD), 2022/23:939 av Tobias Andersson m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 1-4, 2022/23:1643 av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C) yrkandena 10, 31-33, 35 och 37-39 samt 2022/23:2176 av Amanda Lind (MP) yrkande 11.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected approximately 30 proposals in motions from the ordinary motion period in 2022. In part by referring to work being conducted in several matters. The proposals concerned, for example, measures to modernize copyright, strengthened protection for intellectual property rights, knowledge-promoting initiatives in the field of intellectual property, and combating intellectual property infringement.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to implement the DSM directive to strengthen copyright holders' rights and ensure ongoing evaluation of the regulations. (V, MP) — Reservation 3
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan counts freedom of speech and press freedom among democracy's most important building blocks and warns that media monopolies and market power restrict free speech and the right to knowledge.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan counts freedom of speech and press freedom among democracy's most important building blocks and warns that media monopolies and market power restrict free speech and the right to knowledge. A continuous evaluation of copyright legislation's effects on freedom of speech and users responds to this. The party programme additionally requires that implementation of EU directives is assessed case by case, which supports ongoing follow-up.
Original (Swedish)
Planen räknar yttrande- och tryckfriheten till demokratins viktigaste byggstenar och varnar för att mediemonopol och marknadsmakt begränsar det fria ordet och rätten till kunskap. En löpande utvärdering av upphovsrättslagstiftningens effekter för yttrandefrihet och användare svarar mot det. Programmet kräver dessutom att genomförandet av EU-direktiv prövas från fall till fall, vilket talar för uppföljning.
- freedom of speech as foundation of democracydecisive»Några av den politiska demokratins viktigaste byggstenar är föreningsfriheten, yttrande- och tryckfriheten, offentlighetsprincipen och meddelarfriheten.« (party programme ↗)“Some of political democracy's most important building blocks are freedom of association, freedom of speech and press, the principle of public access to official records, and the right to a secret source for journalists.”
- counter media monopolies»Världsomfattande mediemonopol begränsar det fria ordet och människors rätt till kunskap.« (party programme ↗)“Worldwide media monopolies restrict free speech and people's right to knowledge.”
- break market power on the net»Marknadsmakten har ett starkt grepp om Internet, tv och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“Market power has a strong grip on the Internet, TV, and culture.”
- assess EU directives case by case»På områden där det är möjligt att flytta fram positionerna för progressiv politik även genom EU-direktiv och liknande, så måste en bedömning göras från fall till fall« (party programme ↗)“In areas where it is possible to advance progressive positions through EU directives and similar means, an assessment must be made case by case”
The party programme safeguards artistic copyright and at the same time the free flow of information and diversity in the digital environment.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme safeguards artistic copyright and at the same time the free flow of information and diversity in the digital environment. An ongoing evaluation of copyright legislation should precisely secure both of these interests at the same time, which makes the counter-proposal's demand compatible with the plan. There is no explicit position on evaluation of the directive's implementation.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår vakt om den konstnärliga upphovsrätten och samtidigt om det fria informationsflödet och mångfalden i den elektroniska miljön. En löpande utvärdering av upphovsrättslagstiftningen ska just säkra båda dessa intressen samtidigt, vilket gör motförslagets krav förenligt med planen. Någon uttalad ståndpunkt om utvärdering av direktivets genomförande finns inte.
- protected copyrightdecisive»En viktig del av detta är att slå vakt om den konstnärliga« (party programme ↗)“An important part of this is to safeguard artistic”
- diversity in digital media»engagemang inriktas på att stimulera mångfald i den elektroniska miljön och att säkerställa« (party programme ↗)“commitment is directed at stimulating diversity in the digital environment and ensuring”
- free opinion formation»Media spelar en betydelsefull roll för den fria opinionsbildningen och det fria« (party programme ↗)“Media plays an important role in free opinion formation and the free”
- free cultural life»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should have a vibrant, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens community and challenges.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to see copyright legislation adapted to today's society that both promotes participatory creativity and gives creators reasonable compensation, and the election manifesto wants to modernize copyright so that cultural creators' rights are valued.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to see copyright legislation adapted to today's society that both promotes participatory creativity and gives creators reasonable compensation, and the election manifesto wants to modernize copyright so that cultural creators' rights are valued. To continuously evaluate whether the new legislation secures both freedom of expression and rights holders directly addresses the dual balancing the plan makes.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill se en upphovsrättslagstiftning anpassad till dagens samhälle som både gynnar deltagande skapande och ger upphovsmän rimlig ersättning, och valmanifestet vill modernisera upphovsrätten så att kulturskaparnas rättigheter värnas. Att löpande utvärdera om den nya lagstiftningen säkrar både yttrandefrihet och rättighetshavare svarar direkt mot den dubbla avvägningen planen gör.
- time-adapted copyrightdecisive»Miljöpartiet de gröna vill se en upphovsrättslagstiftning, anpassad till dagens samhälle, som främjar kulturskapande i både klassiska och nya former.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party of Sweden wants to see copyright legislation, adapted to today's society, that promotes cultural creation in both classical and new forms.”
- value cultural creators»modernisera upphovsrätten så att kulturskaparnas rättigheter värnas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“modernize copyright so that cultural creators' rights are valued.”
- valued freedom of expression»Yttrandefriheten och den fria åsiktsbildningen är ovärderliga.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of expression and free opinion formation are invaluable.”
- free internet»Miljöpartiet ser en fri och oövervakad tillgång till internet som ett viktigt medel för att stärka människors egenmakt i alla länder.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party sees free and unmonitored access to the internet as an important means to strengthen people's self-determination in all countries.”
The party programme says that digitalization challenges the traditional view of copyright and that it must be developed, while both freedom of speech and information and copyright holders' right to compensation shall be protected.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme says that digitalization challenges the traditional view of copyright and that it must be developed, while both freedom of speech and information and copyright holders' right to compensation shall be protected. An ongoing evaluation of the new legislation is precisely the instrument that keeps that balance under scrutiny. The programme also warns that too broad protection hampers innovation.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet säger att digitaliseringen utmanar den traditionella synen på upphovsrätten och att den måste utvecklas, samtidigt som både yttrande- och informationsfriheten och upphovsmännens rätt till ersättning ska säkras. En löpande utvärdering av den nya lagstiftningen är just det instrument som håller den balansen under uppsikt. Programmet varnar dessutom för att ett för brett skydd hämmar innovation.
- copyright must evolvedecisive»Digitaliseringen utmanar den traditionella synen på upphovsrätten.« (party programme ↗)“Digitalization challenges the traditional view of copyright.”
- freedom of speech and information freedom»Vi bejakar ett digitalt samhälle med ett starkt skydd för yttrande- och informationsfrihet samt« (party programme ↗)“We embrace a digital society with strong protection for freedom of speech and information freedom, as well as”
- compensation to copyright holders»samtidigt som upphovsmännens rätt att få ersättning för sitt arbete måste säkras.« (party programme ↗)“at the same time as copyright holders' right to compensation for their work must be protected.”
- balanced copyright protection»för utdraget i tiden och för brett definierat riskerar det att förhindra entreprenörskap, innovation och nya affärsmodeller.« (party programme ↗)“if extended in time and defined too broadly, it risks preventing entrepreneurship, innovation, and new business models.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan establishes that copyright must be adapted to new technology and new distribution forms and that digital commons shall be facilitated, which presupposes that the effects of new legislation are followed.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that copyright must be adapted to new technology and new distribution forms and that digital commons shall be facilitated, which presupposes that the effects of new legislation are followed. The plan moreover places freedom of expression as fundamental, which is precisely the balance the counter-proposal wants to evaluate. Ongoing evaluation therefore lies in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att upphovsrätten måste anpassas till ny teknik och nya distributionsformer och att digitala allmänningar ska underlättas, vilket förutsätter att effekterna av ny lagstiftning följs. Planen sätter dessutom yttrandefriheten som grundläggande, vilket är just den avvägning motförslaget vill utvärdera. Löpande utvärdering ligger därför i linje med planen.
- copyright in line with technologydecisive»Upphovsrätten måste dock anpassas till ny teknik och nya distributionsformer.« (party programme ↗)“Copyright must however be adapted to new technology and new distribution forms.”
- digital commons»Digitala allmänningar ska underlättas och formerna för att avstå rättigheterna till verk förenklas.« (party programme ↗)“Digital commons shall be facilitated and the forms for waiving rights to works simplified.”
- freedom of expression»Varje människa har rätt att fritt och öppet uttrycka sin åsikt« (party programme ↗)“Every human being has the right to freely and openly express their opinion”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
Evaluation and quality control are according to the plan an important political task, and a continuous evaluation of copyright legislation is precisely that.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
Evaluation and quality control are according to the plan an important political task, and a continuous evaluation of copyright legislation is precisely that. The plan at the same time demands strong protection for freedom of expression and freedom of information and sees the right to property as a human right, which are the two interests the counter-proposal wishes to balance. The demand thereby lies in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Utvärdering och kvalitetskontroll är enligt planen en viktig politisk uppgift, och en löpande utvärdering av upphovsrättslagstiftningen är just det. Planen kräver samtidigt ett starkt skydd för yttrande- och meddelarfriheten och ser äganderätten som en mänsklig rättighet, vilket är de två intressen motförslaget vill balansera. Kravet ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- continuous evaluationdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”
- strong freedom of expression»Ett starkt skydd för yttrande- och meddelarfriheten« (party programme ↗)“Strong protection for freedom of expression and freedom of information”
- rights holder's ownership right»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och« (party programme ↗)“The right to property is a human right and”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan says nothing about the implementation of the copyright directive, but the programme commits the party to constant readiness to evaluate and reconsider implemented reforms, and freedom of expression is explicitly protected even for what provokes.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan says nothing about the implementation of the copyright directive, but the programme commits the party to constant readiness to evaluate and reconsider implemented reforms, and freedom of expression is explicitly protected even for what provokes. The election manifesto moreover wants to prevent overimplementation of EU decisions. A continuous evaluation of the new legislation is therefore in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger inget om upphovsrättsdirektivets genomförande, men programmet förbinder partiet till ständig beredskap att utvärdera och ompröva genomförda reformer, och yttrandefriheten värnas uttryckligen även för det som provocerar. Valmanifestet vill dessutom motverka överimplementering av EU-beslut. En löpande utvärdering av den nya lagstiftningen ligger därför i linje med planen.
- reforms should be evaluateddecisive»beredskap för att utvärdera, ompröva, förändra och förbättra« (party programme ↗)“readiness to evaluate, reconsider, change and improve”
- prevented overimplementation»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, in particular by preventing overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule EU directives should be implemented at the minimum level”
- protected freedom of expression»Yttrandefriheten gäller även för åsikter som provocerar och« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of expression also applies to opinions that provoke and”
- protection for rights holders»Äganderätten och näringsfriheten ska ha ett starkt skydd i« (party programme ↗)“The right of property and freedom of business should have strong protection in”
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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan explicitly wants outdated copyright rules adapted to how people consume and create content digitally, and wants to protect freedom of expression against EU censorship and against the EU determining what content may be spread.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly wants outdated copyright rules adapted to how people consume and create content digitally, and wants to protect freedom of expression against EU censorship and against the EU determining what content may be spread. A continuous evaluation of the new copyright legislation, considering both freedom of expression and rights holders, responds to these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen att föråldrade upphovsrättsregler anpassas efter hur människor konsumerar och skapar innehåll digitalt, och den vill värna yttrandefriheten mot EU-censur och mot att EU bestämmer vilket innehåll som får spridas. En löpande utvärdering av den nya upphovsrättslagstiftningen, med hänsyn både till yttrandefriheten och till rättighetshavarna, svarar mot dessa åtaganden.
- modernized copyrightdecisive»Föråldrade regler om upphovsrätt behöver också anpassas efter hur människor konsumerar och skapar innehåll i det digitala samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Outdated rules on copyright also need to be adapted to how people consume and create content in the digital society.”
- no to EU-controlled content»Sverigedemokraterna vill förhindra pekpinnar från EU som hotar att bestämma vilket innehåll som får tillhandahållas genom digitala tjänster och hur material får spridas på Internet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to prevent directives from the EU that threaten to determine what content may be provided through digital services and how material may be spread on the Internet.”
- freedom of expression against EU censorship»Försvara yttrandefriheten mot EU-censur och politiska påverkansoperationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect freedom of expression against EU censorship and political influence operations”
- freedom of expression online»Stärka yttrandefriheten på Internet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen freedom of expression on the Internet”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:NU14)
- Committee report full text (HA01NU14)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1643 — En hållbar digitalisering av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2064 — Handel och exportfrämjande av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2176 — Paket för att stärka den fria konsten av Amanda Lind (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:329 — Lagar och regler som bör avskaffas av Rickard Nordin och Niels Paarup-Petersen (båda C)
- Motion 2022/23:548 — Civilrättsliga sanktioner på immaterialrättens område av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD)
- Motion 2022/23:930 — Uppfinningslandet Sverige av Tobias Andersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:939 — Immaterialrättsliga frågor i ett digitalt samhälle av Tobias Andersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:976 — Framtidens e-sport av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament