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Copyright (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill makes small changes to UK copyright law (the rules that protect authors, artists, and musicians' work). It fixes unclear parts of existing rules and updates them for modern times, but the exact changes depend on which specific provisions are included.

Presented by Mr David Amess.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt

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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
MPs' vote87 MPs
32% Ayes · 2868% Noes · 59
The democratic gap

35% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading15 May 2007
  • 2nd reading