§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, in view of the Price Commission's report on spare parts for motor cars and the stated adverse effect of the use of copyright to protect functional articles, 179W he will seek to revise the law of copyright to exclude these articles.
§ Mr. EyreIn its conclusions and observations the Price Commission's report on costs and margins in the manufacture and distribution of car parts expressed the view that the potential effect of existing copyright legislation on the viability of specialist component manufacturers should be taken fully into account in the current review of copyright legislation.
Since the Whitford committee report on copyright and designs law—Cmnd. 6732—is currently under consideration, this will be done.