Results 2,601-2,620 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock
- Export Credit Insurance Scheme (25 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I appreciate the point the Deputy is making. The strict confidentiality clause, which was one of the conditions that applied when people gave information during the compilation of that report, should be respected. We can provide the Deputy with the information that is available from Enterprise Ireland about export figures and the opportunities that are arising in the BRIC countries. The...
- Export Credit Insurance Scheme (25 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I take the Deputy's point. The private investment decisions of an individual are matters for the individual in question.
- Export Credit Insurance Scheme (25 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I take the point that was made about finding a vehicle for a lump-sum investment. I respectfully suggest the Deputy should engage with the Minister for Finance with a view to exploring possibilities in that area.
- Written Answers — Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property (25 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: My Department, through the work of the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards offers a range of supports to assist and enable Irish entrepreneurs and enterprises to engage in the optimal exploitation of innovation, research and development and to apply for patents. The Patents Office provides information supports to applicants through the Office's website...
- Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I thank Senators for their contributions to the debate and broad support for the Bill. The rationale behind it is very sound. It can end the current financial burden on industry by providing the full translation of the European patent to ensure full protection of the patent across Europe. There is a strong appreciation in this House that it is vital that Irish business no longer be...
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I will begin by confirming that this is absolutely not a version of the SOPA legislation. It is a restatement of a position on copyright that the Government has held to be the case. The Charleton judgment in the case of EMI v. UPC held that Ireland was not ad idem with the EU copyright directive. We are implementing a statutory instrument to give voice to that judgment and bring us into...
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I do not have one. When Mr. Justice Charleton issued his judgment, we considered it was best to remove any doubt by restating our position, as set out in the 2000 Act. That is what is before us today - an amendment to the Act to ensure we are in line with the judgment. Every member state has the right to seek an injunction in the event of a perceived breach of copyright. Before a judge...
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I apologise. This is an issue which warrants more time but I will speak again if I may.
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: That is not what I said.
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I reiterate the point that no national authority or court can require an Internet service-provider to carry out general monitoring of the information it transmits on its network. That gives rights to the Internet service-provider and to the individual IP address or the individual user. This means the ISP cannot be asked to monitor all the data of each of its customers in order to prevent...
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I assure Deputies that I will give this matter more study. We will be implementing the statutory instrument, I will be very straight about that-----
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: It is imminent. I cannot give the Deputy an exact time but a note will be prepared for Cabinet.
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I will have to defer to the Chief Whip's office in that regard. The central point is that those people within that community need to start coming together. The ISPs and the music industry people need to sit down with each other. They have been tinkering around the edges of this issue for a long time. Ireland needs to take a strategic view as to how it pitches itself-----
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: -----in terms of legislation. I apologise for going over my time.
- Copyright Regulation (26 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: A Chathaoirligh, I did not write a speech.
- Proposed Statutory Instrument on Copyright: Statements (31 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: Let me start by repeating that I fully subscribe to the freedoms, the opportunities and the access to information that the Internet provides us with. Ireland is home to some of the world's most innovative Internet companies and we are determined to grow our reputation as a location where smart people and these smart companies can continue to innovate in this fast moving arena. The last thing...
- Proposed Statutory Instrument on Copyright: Statements (31 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I will read faster. In that case, the CJEU also found that requiring an ISP to install a contested filtering system would not be respecting the requirement that a fair balance be struck between the right to intellectual property and the freedom to conduct business, the right to protection of personal data and the freedom to receive or impart information. I am fully aware that concerns have...
- Proposed Statutory Instrument on Copyright: Statements (31 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I thank the Members opposite and I appreciate the Acting Chairman's discretion. My Department launched an independent review committee on 9 May 2011, with a view to examining and reviewing the existing Irish copyright and legislative framework. The Copyright Review Committee is an independent body. Its terms of reference are clear and, in general, are concerned with identifying any areas...
- Proposed Statutory Instrument on Copyright: Statements (31 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: As I outlined in my speech, one must have regard to proportionality. The Sabam ruling is such that if somebody were to seek an injunction before a judge, the latter would have to establish that infringement occurred in the first instance. In making such a decision, a judge must have regard to the basic rights that exist. Members articulated the circumstances that arise in this regard...
- Proposed Statutory Instrument on Copyright: Statements (31 Jan 2012)
Seán Sherlock: I take the Deputy's points. I do not believe reputational damage will arise from this. It is a statutory instrument. We must ask its purpose. We must bear in mind Mr. Justice Charleton's judgment in the case of EMI and others v. UPC. Advice received from the Attorney General under the last and current mandates stated that, in order to remove any doubt as to the right of the copyright...