Intellectual Property

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2021

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Questions (175)

Imelda Munster

Question:

175. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the progress on the report her Department is compiling on the feasibility of establishing a digital legal deposit scheme to serve as a web archive for .ie domain contents as required under section 108 of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019; when the report is expected to be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54842/21]

Written answers

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

My Department is working with the National Library of Ireland (NLI) on exploring the feasibility of expanding the NLI’s capacity to establish a digital legal deposit scheme to serve as a web archive for the .ie domain and work is ongoing. There are differing viewpoints on the introduction of digital legal deposit and it is important that consultations incorporate all viewpoints.  It is hoped to bring forward a report in the coming months.