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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Erroll (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 January 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Digital Economy Bill [HL].


Digital Economy Bill [HL]

My Lords, I will make a couple of points. In the first amendment of the group, we are trying to change "may" to "must". That is absolutely right. Parliament's job is to set the rules under which the Executive can make statutory instruments. If we only put "may", that may not happen, and we have not done our job properly. If we feel that something should be done, we should put the word "must". The rest of the comments are apposite and relevant to the business of large organisations where a few people may be breaching copyright. To penalise the whole organisation for ever would be neither cost effective nor a good use of resources.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c832 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Access Data protection Codes of practice Appeals Broadcasting Costs Computer networks Copyright Digital broadcasting Broadband Communication Fraud ICT Exemptions Intellectual property Libraries Internet Educational institutions Ofcom Radio frequencies Schools Subscriptions Internet service providers
Legislation
Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link
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