§ Major GLYNasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has 1447W been called to the fact that certain prosecutions of organists and other musicians have taken place on the grounds that certain musical works have been played at organ recitals and concerts before the necessary fees have been paid to the publishers of such musical works; whether he is aware there is usually nothing to indicate on the cover of the musical piece or its title page that such fees have to be paid or prosecution's will follow; and whether he will consider the need of amending the Copyright Act so that all music publishers shall state clearly what fees have to be paid before the work is publicly played?
§ Mr. A. M. SAMUELThe answer to the first and second parts of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the last part, I am not prepared, as at present advised, to introduce an amending Bill on the lines suggested,