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HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their consideration of this instrument, and for their excellent questions and contributions to this debate. This instrument will implement common…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, the Government are clear that copyright law must be respected when content is used to train AI models. If copies are made of protected work, licences must be required…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsThe noble Lord is quite right: we have to find a way forward that reflects the importance of both these sectors to our economy. The creative industries are one of the UK’s most…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsMy noble friend makes a very good point, and I can assure him that my colleague Chris Bryant is very aware of this; he will know of his passion for this issue. We are working on…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsThe noble Baroness will know that there was an attempt to come to a voluntary agreement on this under the previous Government that would have been a way forward for both sectors.…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsThat is exactly what we are trying to achieve. Creatives need to be properly respected and rewarded for their activities. We need to make sure that when scraping and web-crawling…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsThe noble Lord is quite right: not only is our material used internationally, but UK-based AI sites are using internationally created material. So this is an international…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024. Relevant document: 4th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRadio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024My Lords, I begin by setting out the background to this instrument. The radio equipment directive—directive 2014/53/EU—establishes a framework of regulatory requirements for…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, the AI and creative sectors are both essential to our mission to grow the UK economy. Our goal is to find the right balance between fostering innovation in AI while…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, I pay tribute to the Lords committee that has considered this issue. We are keen to make progress in this area but it is important that we get it right. The previous…11 Nov 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingWe are acutely aware of this issue. We know that there is a live ongoing argument about it and we are talking to our colleagues across government to find a way through, but we…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingWe are working closely with the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the existing legislation because, as I say, a number of pieces of legislation are…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingOfcom published its latest vision of the media literacy strategy just a couple of months ago, so its implementation is very much in its infancy. The Government very much support…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingMy noble friend is quite right about the expression “catfishing”. I had to check the definition before I came here today, and for anyone who wants that clarification, it is when…30 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 9 and 12 September be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 28 October.30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingMy Lords, the impact of catfishing can be devastating for victims, but the online world is not a lawless environment. Already, if you commit a crime online, you will face the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingMy Lords, I express my deepest sympathy to the family of the victims of this appalling case. In addition to the existing criminal laws, social media companies already have a duty…30 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Media: CatfishingI am of course happy to meet the gentleman the noble Baroness mentioned. We are open to all suggestions about how we can improve this legislation. None of this is 100% secure—we…30 Oct 2024HANSARDWhistleblowersMy Lords, whistleblowers play an important role in shining a light on wrongdoing in public life. They need confidence that they will be taken seriously and will have legal…28 Oct 2024