HC Deb 11 June 1998 vol 313 c681W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans she has to regulate the distribution of British music over the Internet.[44987]

Mr. Ian McCartney

In general, the law applies to material sent on-line, such as over the Internet, in the same way that it does off-line. United Kingdom copyright law already covers transmission in this way, and the UK supports work at EU and international level to ensure comparable levels of protection elsewhere.