Posts Tagged ‘Filesharing’

UK Internet to be firewalled

{ Posted on Jun 30 2011 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : Copyright, File Sharing, Government
Back in April, news emerged of an alternative plan to the controversial Digital Economy Act’s original website blocking measure, which would result in a Voluntary Code of Practice for blocking access to websites deemed to facilitate Internet copyright infringement. Last ...Read More »

How much more can the DEA withstand?

{ Posted on Mar 28 2011 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : BT, Business, Copyright, File Sharing, Government, Regulation
The controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA) has once again hit the headlines with news that it has been officially delayed until spring 2012 at the earliest. The news will come as no surprise to many within the industry, as the ...Read More »

DEA passes buck to ISPs

{ Posted on Jan 31 2011 by Darren Farnden }
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Categories : Copyright, File Sharing, Government, Regulation
Back in September 2010, the UK Government Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sports (DCMS) announced its plans to force ISPs and right holders to share the costs associated with the Digital Economy Act (DEA), which was unsurprisingly met with ...Read More »

Open Rights Group slams the Digital Economy Bill

{ Posted on Feb 17 2010 by Guest }
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Categories : Copyright, Featured, File Sharing, Regulation
Entanet has invited guest blogger Jim Killock from the Open Rights Group (ORG) to give his views on the Digital Economy Bill (DEB). Here he explains why he belives the Bill is fundamentally flawed and advises how you can change ...Read More »