§ MR. EDWARD JENKINSasked the First Lord, of the Treasury, Whether, in view of the fact that an Act passed by the Canadian Legislature to amend the Law of Copyright has been reserved for Her Majesty's consideration, the Government will consent to the immediate appointment of a Select Committee or Royal Commission to inquire into the subject of Copyright and Copyright Legislation?
§ MR. DISRAELISir, I received this morning a deputation, of which the hon. Member for Dundee himself was a Member, on the subject of the Copyright Acts, and I stated then that the representations made to me were of a grave character and deserving the consideration of the Government, and that after considering them I should give my decision. The time, however, has hardly been long enough since I received that deputation this morning for me to give that decision.