2. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the President of the Board of Trade why two separate new draft International Copyright Conventions have been prepared respectively by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as well as by the International Labour Organisation; which body is regarded by Her Majesty's Government as more authoritative in this connection; and what steps he proposes to take to suggest that this duplication of effort should be avoided.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe two draft conventions are not strictly copyright conventions but deal with rights that may be 747 given to performing artists, to makers of gramophone records and to broadcasting organisations. These matters involve both copyright law and the earnings of artists and the two draft conventions reflect these two aspects. I dislike unnecessary duplication as much as my hon. Friend, but the organisations to which he refers have each a part to play.