What connection does that have? Surely, if there was a connection, it would be with the gentlemen opposite, who have been supported by the Sun newspaper for the past X number of years until a short time ago.

What connection does that have? Surely, if there was a connection, it would be with the gentlemen opposite, who have been supported by the Sun newspaper for the past X number of years until a short time ago.

That is very easy, because it is proposed by BSkyB.

That is very easy, because it is proposed by BSkyB.

Will the noble Lord tell me why the Conservative Party would support the amendment?

Will the noble Lord tell me why the Conservative Party would support the amendment?

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I do not agree, and no doubt BSkyB will support me, but I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 54 withdrawn. Amendment 55 Moved by

I do not agree, and no doubt BSkyB will support me, but I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 54 withdrawn. Amendment 55 Moved by

If the noble Lord, Lord Razzall, is being all inclusive he can leave the Government out, because we are not going to accept the amendment on rational grounds that have nothing to do with extraneous factors. Each copyright infringement report will identify a specific infringement of a specific copyright work...

If the noble Lord, Lord Razzall, is being all inclusive he can leave the Government out, because we are not going to accept the amendment on rational grounds that have nothing to do with extraneous factors. Each copyright infringement report will identify a specific infringement of a specific copyright work...

The Minister will be relieved that this is simply a probing amendment. It seeks to discover in new subsection (3)(d) what the Government think, ""any other requirement of the initial obligations code"," is likely to cover. This amendment was drafted before we had any idea what was likely to be...

The Minister will be relieved that this is simply a probing amendment. It seeks to discover in new subsection (3)(d) what the Government think, ""any other requirement of the initial obligations code"," is likely to cover. This amendment was drafted before we had any idea what was likely to be...

My Lords, in view of the hour and the number of Members who have indicated that they wish to speak on the next item of business, the usual channels have agreed that it may be for the convenience of the House if we do not resume proceedings on the Bill...

My Lords, in view of the hour and the number of Members who have indicated that they wish to speak on the next item of business, the usual channels have agreed that it may be for the convenience of the House if we do not resume proceedings on the Bill...

I am not sure the Minister quite answered my question about examples of any requirements but I will look again at the code. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 55 withdrawn. Amendment 56 Moved by

I am not sure the Minister quite answered my question about examples of any requirements but I will look again at the code. In the mean time, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 55 withdrawn. Amendment 56 Moved by

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for indicating that this is a probing amendment. We do not think the amendment would improve the Bill since, while it attempts to make the contents of a copyright infringement report clearer, it would have the effect of reducing the flexibility afforded by...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for indicating that this is a probing amendment. We do not think the amendment would improve the Bill since, while it attempts to make the contents of a copyright infringement report clearer, it would have the effect of reducing the flexibility afforded by...

Perhaps I may pick up the noble Lord on Amendment 56. I would have more confidence in his reply if it were not the case that the details of tens of thousands of internet subscribers have already been passed to copyright owners on the basis of entirely black-box evidence. No...

Perhaps I may pick up the noble Lord on Amendment 56. I would have more confidence in his reply if it were not the case that the details of tens of thousands of internet subscribers have already been passed to copyright owners on the basis of entirely black-box evidence. No...

I thank the Minister for his response. Having heard the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, I wonder whether the Minister’s promise to me is rather the same as his earlier promise to me of an earldom. However, I will, of course, look in Hansard at what he said. In the mean...

I thank the Minister for his response. Having heard the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, I wonder whether the Minister’s promise to me is rather the same as his earlier promise to me of an earldom. However, I will, of course, look in Hansard at what he said. In the mean...

That is the whole purpose of the Bill—to actually guard against it and to identify to people the dangers involved in not complying with the law. The noble Lord will recognise that I identified in my response that the code of practice, backed by Ofcom and the Secretary of State’s...

That is the whole purpose of the Bill—to actually guard against it and to identify to people the dangers involved in not complying with the law. The noble Lord will recognise that I identified in my response that the code of practice, backed by Ofcom and the Secretary of State’s...

Amendments 56 and 57 touch on quite a fundamental point referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, at Second Reading about the beginning of this clause. It is quite clear that currently copyright owners, through their solicitors, are in danger of being accused of collecting data not necessarily in...

Amendments 56 and 57 touch on quite a fundamental point referred to by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, at Second Reading about the beginning of this clause. It is quite clear that currently copyright owners, through their solicitors, are in danger of being accused of collecting data not necessarily in...

56: Clause 4, page 6, line 24, at end insert "; and ( ) includes a sworn statement by the person making the report that the information collected has been obtained in compliance with all relevant laws, including data protection and privacy laws, and by persons entitled to gather such...

56: Clause 4, page 6, line 24, at end insert "; and ( ) includes a sworn statement by the person making the report that the information collected has been obtained in compliance with all relevant laws, including data protection and privacy laws, and by persons entitled to gather such...

At the end of a reasonably testing sitting, it is my great pleasure to indicate that I am broadly in sympathy with the contributions of both noble Lords, Lord Razzall and Lord Howard of Rising. I am not going to accept the amendment but I will indicate why I think...

At the end of a reasonably testing sitting, it is my great pleasure to indicate that I am broadly in sympathy with the contributions of both noble Lords, Lord Razzall and Lord Howard of Rising. I am not going to accept the amendment but I will indicate why I think...

I have a great deal of support for these amendments. It is important that any internet service provider has confidence that, if they are to take action based on the receipt of a copyright infringement report, the evidence that it includes has been obtained legally and that, if they make...

I have a great deal of support for these amendments. It is important that any internet service provider has confidence that, if they are to take action based on the receipt of a copyright infringement report, the evidence that it includes has been obtained legally and that, if they make...

I thank the noble Baroness for her contribution. We share her concern about rural access. The aim of the Digital Britain report is to ensure that we have a universal service offered on broadband. I have not got with me information on when the national plan will be published, unfortunately....

I thank the noble Baroness for her contribution. We share her concern about rural access. The aim of the Digital Britain report is to ensure that we have a universal service offered on broadband. I have not got with me information on when the national plan will be published, unfortunately....

I thank the noble Lord for reminding us of what I think is referred to as Moore’s law, by which the number of transistors on a chip is expected to double every 18 months. I think Moore predicted that some time in the mid-1970s, and it has been proved to...

I thank the noble Lord for reminding us of what I think is referred to as Moore’s law, by which the number of transistors on a chip is expected to double every 18 months. I think Moore predicted that some time in the mid-1970s, and it has been proved to...

The Minister mentioned the national plan. I remind your Lordships that in 2002 we launched an inquiry, which I chaired for the Select Committee on Science and Technology, into the microprocessing industry. We produced a report called Chips for Everything, in which we looked very closely at the impact that...

The Minister mentioned the national plan. I remind your Lordships that in 2002 we launched an inquiry, which I chaired for the Select Committee on Science and Technology, into the microprocessing industry. We produced a report called Chips for Everything, in which we looked very closely at the impact that...