#debill passed back to the commons

So, it would seem that despite firm opposition by the Liberal democrats the utter abortion that is the Digital Economy bill has made it through the house of lords and has been passed back to the commons. It is the government’s hope that MPs will not exercise their right to debate this bill further, and […]

Marcus Povey

So, it would seem that despite firm opposition by the Liberal democrats the utter abortion that is the Digital Economy bill has made it through the house of lords and has been passed back to the commons. It is the government’s hope that MPs will not exercise their right to debate this bill further, and […]

Copyright and the Digital Economy

Yesterday there was a little bit of excitement in the digital rights world caused by an amendment to the Digital Economy bill proposed by a Tory and Liberal peer. The justification of the amendment does make some good points – particularly about bringing any action under the control of the courts rather than just requiring […]

Marcus Povey

Yesterday there was a little bit of excitement in the digital rights world caused by an amendment to the Digital Economy bill proposed by a Tory and Liberal peer. The justification of the amendment does make some good points – particularly about bringing any action under the control of the courts rather than just requiring […]