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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

My Lords, this is a straightforward amendment. New Section 124F(4)(c) refers to, ""a description of the steps taken by copyright owners to inform, and change the attitude of, members of the public in relation to the infringement of copyright"." It is an essential part of the equation that Ofcom and the UK Intellectual Property Office also take part in the education process. It should not be up to copyright owners alone to engage in education of the general public. UK IPO has an honourable record of trying to change attitudes and inform the public about the value of copyright, and about its contribution to the UK creative economy. There is a gap here. It is important that Ofcom, in its progress report, describes its own efforts, those of UK IPO and those of the copyright owners. That will give a more comprehensive picture of what is happening. We have agreed in these debates that education is as important as enforcement. That theme has run through our proceedings. It was picked up in the Digital Britain report. There is no difference between us on the importance of education. However, it is important that we identify where that education will come from. I beg to move.