Moved by
Lord Foster of Bath
77: After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—
“Copyright and the role of active hosts
(1) The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
(2) At the end of Regulation 19 insert—
“(2) Where an information society service is storing and providing access to the public copyright protected works, and is playing an active role, including the promotion and optimising the presentation of those works, sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply.
(3) The service provider of an active host under sub-paragraph (2) is required to secure licensing agreements with rightsholders.””