Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-31
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Fintan Warfield (SF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I will deal with them now. Amendment No. 210 is similar to the previous amendment on the levy. It will provide additional clarity and certainty around who will pay the levy, when it will be paid, etc., to ensure that all those who should be paying the levy will be included by being more specific about the way we calculate it. I specifically mention advertising to ensure that companies are paying for advertising that targets Irish audiences. Obviously, there are channels that carry Irish ads.
Amendment No. 212 provides additional certainty and ensures that it is a duty of the commission to introduce such a levy, rather than it being a choice. Amendment No. 214 is to ensure that one scheme, rather than several schemes, are established. Amendment No. 223 relates to intellectual property, IP, protection. Currently, a production can be filmed in Ireland by a streaming giant which will own the rights in the United States for the production and all additional profits. Producers and creators should have rights to their work, including spin-offs, additional seasons and so on. This amendment will also allow the media commission to co-partner with other State agencies. Amendment No. 224 is a technical amendment. Sin é.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-31