"My Lords, today has been “Frank Sinatra day”—regrets, there have been a few—and we are thankful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, for this last one; it is the last but by no means least. It seemed a short time ago that we were discussing the issues raised by this …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, brought up a number of important issues, but I do not think he brought up any viable solutions. He spoke at the beginning about the proliferation of definitions, then sought to add to that proliferation with some new definitions.
"My Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, given his continued involvement with the Small Business Commissioner. There are a lot of amendments in this group. In order not to overstay my welcome, I will not speak to his amendments—but I am broadly in …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"My Lords, these amendments are very much of the style that I had expected, knowing that the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, was involved in the Bill, and he certainly made his arguments. To some extent I think there is a mixed thing here, with some of it mandating tools that …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"My Lords, I should have said that my wife is a published author, so I have some family interest in this. Following the Minister’s last statement, I am still not clear on this. As the Minister knows, a classic book contract often involves an advance followed by royalties. The advance …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"That is clearer. I will climb through the words we have exchanged as a result of this debate and see whether any comeback is required on Report. Pending that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment...." Lord Fox - View Speech
"Before the Minister sits down, I found his answer on Amendment 91 a bit disappointing, given that we went through the debate on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and came to a different conclusion. It is not clear to me why, in this circumstance, the Government go one …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"I ask the Minister to go back and have another look at the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, because there are vague stirrings in the back of my mind that there is a point there. It might be worth finding out why it was put in in …..." Lord Fox - View Speech
"Fortunately, this is a short speech so I can lengthen it by repeating that.
This amendment would confirm on the face of the Bill
“that the Act does not apply to contracts principally for the licence or assignment of copyright or rights in performances, so that royalties, advances and residuals …..." Lord Fox - View Speech