The Prime Minister’s Intellectual Property Adviser has hit back at reports that he proposed the introduction of prison sentences for “minor [copyright] infringements by young people” at a debate in Parliament last week.

Mike Weatherley MP spoke at the second reading of the Intellectual Property Bill, at which he outlined his proposal for tackling copyright infringement, which includes education, changing industry models and voluntary agreements.

However, he has since accused Helen Goodman MP - Shadow Minister for Culture, Media ...