HARGREAVES REVIEW

Early day motion 151, tabled 11 June 2012 by Tony Baldry (Conservative). Signed by 28 members.

That this House welcomes the recommendations of the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property; believes that copyright exceptions proposed by Professor Hargreaves in relation to text and data mining could facilitate significant advances in medical research and that exceptions in relation to digital archiving could preserve important historic and cultural materials for the future; notes that the current complex copyright regime acts as a barrier to innovation and inhibits SME growth; further believes that the copyright exceptions in relation to format shifting and to allow parody works are common sense reforms; and calls on the Government to implement these vital copyright exceptions as soon as possible in order to support research, innovation and growth in the UK.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 10, Labour 9, Conservative 5, Alliance 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.