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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 February 2025

Debate

Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024

Contribution

Cultural difference is often a major part of the distinctiveness of a performance, and it inherently affects or even originates the kind of work that is made. Artists inevitably bring their own backgrounds with them. However, it is also true the arts are a global community, and I go back to the term “mutual benefits”. The reality is that someone always has to make the first move. As Equity says—the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, also pointed this out—

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