The TalkTalk Blog - Digital Britain category

Dan Bull takes us back to the 80s when “home taping was killing music”

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:03:00 GMT

We all know that the government’s disconnection proposals to deter illegal filesharing are daft and dangerous. And many would agree that the way many people in the music industry have reacted is a little misguided. After all, haven’t we seen this type of scaremongering before?

The best of the web at your fingertips

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

While spending hours trawling the internet for information, entertainment and ideas is some people’s idea of a brilliant way to spend their time, that’s not the case for millions of others out there.

Why the Digital Economy Bill cannot protect copyright

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:58:00 GMT

Around 50,000 internet users have received letters from law firms accusing them of illegal downloading and many people have already been forced to spend £500 on settling wrongful claims.

That’s according to information revealed by consumer rights organisation Which? at an event we held in Westminster today.

The copyright crackdown we will all pay for

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:51:00 GMT

The Digital Economy Bill is one of the few pieces of legislation the government is actively pushing through parliament before an election is called. Its aim is to build Britain’s telecommunications backbone and to pave the way for a world-beating digital economy – an admirable objective with cross-party support. Yet lurking within this worthy endeavour is some of the most dangerous and misguided legislation to have come before parliament in recent years.

Importance of broadband access for Britain's schoolchildren

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:01:00 GMT

The government has today announced its plan to give free laptops and broadband access to 270,000 low income families. The intention, it says, is to improve children’s educational opportunities and ensure that busy parents can keep better track of how their kids are doing at school.