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Fourthly and finally, what is at stake is the basic principle that creators own their creations, and no amount of obfuscation can hide it. This is about how working people and UK businesses protect themselves from theft to earn an honest wage. There is no moral, economic or political argument against this principle and, despite giving assurances on every argument that noble Lords and Members of the other place have offered, the Government have hidden behind procedure and failed to act to protect those workers and businesses. Government is about action, not blandishments, and if they cannot accede to any of the amendments that we have presented that would enable copyright owners to protect their own property, they are knowingly pushing the creative sector into crisis.