Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]

Debate between John Hayes and Chris Bryant
John Hayes Portrait Sir John Hayes
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We should not be naive about this, because the tech companies have form. All of their pedigree suggests that they cannot be trusted to do the right thing—to manage their affairs, or to protect either the public interest or the interests of the creative industries—so I hope that the Government will take exactly the robust approach that the hon. Gentleman has described. Perhaps one way in which they could do so, given that copyright has been introduced into these considerations via the amendments, is to extend existing copyright to the internet, so that people who publish online are subject to the same restrictions—

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant
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They already are.

John Hayes Portrait Sir John Hayes
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The Minister says that they are, but they should be subject to exactly the same restrictions as those who print and broadcast.