Question follow-through · 53731
Copyright: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the level of charges levied by online image rights holders in cases of copyright infringement.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 May 2025
- Answer
- 29 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of regulating the level of charges levied by online image rights holders in cases of copyright infringement.
22 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 May 2025
Answer published
The unauthorised use of copyright material is an infringement. The terms on which permission is granted, including any payments that may be made, is a private commercial matter.The Government would encourage parties involved in potential litigation procee...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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