§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he is taking to deal with the problem of unauthorised private recording of copyright material.
§ Mr. PattieA Green Paper, entitled "The Recording and Rental of Audio and Video Copyright Material", is to be published this afternoon. The paper examines in depth the problem of unauthorised home taping of copyright material and puts forward a possible solution. It also discusses the related issues of recording of broadcasts for educational purposes and rental of pre-recorded copyright material.