Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-24
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Nicole Ryan (SF), Administrative Panel

Yes. I support the amendment before the House, which has been tabled by Senators McDowell and Joe Conway. We have a number of concerns around this Bill. It represents fairness for performers on distribution of earnings. We support Senator McDowell’s amendment around this. The principal Act states:
A performer has a right to equitable remuneration from the owner of the copyright in a sound recording where the sound recording ... is—
(a) played in public, or
(b) included in a broadcast or cable programme service.
The Bill before the House proposes to amend the equitable remuneration provision by providing that "equitable remuneration less reasonable collecting costs shall be shared equally as between a performer and an owner of the copyright in a sound recording." We support both of the amendments, but we definitely support Senator McDowell’s amendment on this occasion. We hope the Government does the same.

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