Rejected petition UK Parliamentary Footage Law Licence: Repeal Broadcast Regulation

A condition to broadcast Parliamentary proceedings is that "no extracts of Parliamentary proceedings may be used in any light entertainment programme or in a programme of political satire". Parliament should repeal this condition in the name of transparency and encouragement of freedom of the press.

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This was recently highlighted by several shows including, most notably, 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' (HBO).

This prevents all satirical shows, one example of many being 'Have I Got News For You', broadcasting Parliamentary proceedings in the UK.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/222154

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Date submitted 11 June 2018
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