UK passes Digital Economy Bill. British parliament has passed the Digital Economy Bill by a vote of 189 to 47.
The bill covers issues such as online copyright infringement, internet piracy, regulation of TV and radio, the classification of video games and regulations over internet services providers. A new clause allows the secretary of state for business to block websites that have violated copyright. It has been criticised by digital groups who say it has not been discussed for a suitable amoung of time. The bill was passed in a "wash-up" process, which translates to a limited debate on the bill. Popular microblogging site Twitter has already registered protests against it. http://www.newstatesman.com/digital/2010/04/digital-economy-bill-british _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
