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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2025
Broadcasting (Recording and rental of audio and video copyright material; blank tape levy)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 65
Themes: Industry, Media

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Date Value Title
85 Feb 13 We Major Broadcasting: Channon PS minute to David Barclay ("Blank Tape Levy") [inclusion of proposal in video copyright Green Paper] [declassified Feb 2016]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Broadcasting: David Barclay minute to Whitelaw PS ("Blank Tape Levy") [MT is disturbed by political implications of proposed levy] [declassified Feb 2016]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Broadcasting: Peter Warry minute to MT ("Tape Levy") [proposal unlikely to be popular, morally indefensible] [declassified Feb 2016]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Broadcasting: David Barclay minute to Whitelaw PS ("The Recording and Rental of Audio and Video Copyright Material") [MT retains doubts about blank tape levy] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Feb 13 Th Major Broadcasting: Willie Whitelaw minute to MT ("Blank Tape Levy") [MT annotation: "I am very much against a levy"] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Feb 14 Fr Minor Broadcasting: Mark Addison note to MT ("Blank Tapes") [Whitelaw feels very strongly about proposal] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Feb 18 Tu Minor Broadcasting: Mark Addison minute to Whitelaw PS ("Blank Tape Levy") [MT believes proposal will lead to unjustified additional bureaucracy] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 7 Mo Major Broadcasting: Paul Channon minute to John MacGregor ("Blank Tape Levy") [impact of receipts on budgetary provision] [declassified Feb 2016]
86 Apr 18 Fr Major Broadcasting: John MacGregor minute to Paul Channon ("Blank Tape Levy") [classification of receipts from levy] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 25 Sa Major Broadcasting: Ken Clarke minute to Willie Whitelaw ("Licensing of Video Recording in Education") [would be damaging to change stance on the issue again] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Aug 25 Tu Minor Broadcasting: Peter Lilley minute to Ken Clarke ("Copyright Bill: Blank Tape Levy and Unregistered Design Right") [welcomes proposed changes] [declassified Feb 2016]