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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

36: Schedule 2, page 65, line 32, at end insert— "( ) The regulations must provide for the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to authorise a licensing body to grant licences in relation to a performer’s property rights to include— (a) the likely effect of the authorisation on— (i) the performer, (ii) members of the body, (iii) owners of rights on whose behalf the licensing body would be entitled to act pursuant to the authorisation, and (iv) licensees and potential licensees of the aspects of rights that would be the subject of the authorisation, and (b) the extent to which the licensing body is entitled to negotiate or grant performers’ property right licences in relation to similar rights, other than under an authorisation under this paragraph." Amendment 37 (to Amendment 36) not moved. Amendment 36 agreed. Amendments 38 to 44 Moved by