Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 49792

Databases: Copyright

Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what routes of recourse exists for writers whose work has been uploaded as pirated material to a database without their consent or knowledge of the authors (a) against the database owne

Answer

Feryal Clark
The Government is committed to ensuring a fair and balanced IP system and the protection of IP rights. The UK has a robust framework in place to protect IP rights, which includes both civil and criminal enforcement measures.Right owners can report IP crim...

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