Fourteenth Report - NFTs and the Blockchain: the risks to sport and culture
Select Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 598
11 October 2023
Recommendations
2 results
1
Rejected
Para 18
Introduce a code of conduct for online marketplaces protecting creators from infringing material.
Recommendation
Intellectual property laws and copyright protection are central to enabling artists to create, innovate and make a living from their work. Emerging technologies that undermine these protections have a profound impact on individual artists and the UK’s world-leading creative industries …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects introducing a new code of conduct for online marketplaces, including NFT marketplaces, citing that previous stakeholder engagement showed it wasn't needed and there's no new evidence to change this assessment; however, it will engage with NFT marketplaces to understand infringement threats.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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2
Rejected
Publish analysis of Article 17 implementation and equivalent international copyright approaches by year-end.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government publishes its analysis of the implementation of Article 17 of the European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, and equivalent approaches undertaken by countries outside the EU, by the end of the …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to publish its analysis of Article 17 implementation by the end of the year, stating it is unable to do so as more time is required to fully assess its operation in EU member states due to late transposition and multi-year licensing agreements.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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