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1 Julian Huppert MP calls Digital Economy Act “deeply worrying”
We were very interested to read an interview on Broadband Genie with Julian Huppert MP about the Digital Economy Act (you can read the interview here).   Julian Huppert is a new MP so he wasn’t in Parliament to vote on the Digital Economy Act when it was going through the “wash up” just before the General [...] 		20-Sep-2010
14:06
2 TalkTalk criticises Digital Economy Act costs ruling
We have consistently opposed the Digital Economy Act ever since it first emerged in its original form, as the Digital Economy Bill, back in the autumn of last year. One of the primary aims of the Act is to reduce illegal downloading of copyrighted material by sending warning letters to people whose connections, according to the [...] 		14-Sep-2010
13:11
3 Judicial review of the Digital Economy Act
Today, in conjunction with BT, we’ve filed papers with the High Court asking for a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act. We’ve asked the High Court to look at whether the Act was passed into law without going through the correct parliamentary procedures. As many of you will know, the Act was rushed through Parliament in [...] 		08-Jul-2010
07:34
4 Digital Economy Bill – it’s a wash up
It looks like much of the Digital Economy Bill will make it through to get Royal Assent by the end of the week. The Bill is now in much better shape than when first tabled by the Government last year – the ability of the Government to impose disconnection at will has been checked and the Henry VIII clause that literally allowed the Government to do anything else to reduce copyright infringement has been removed. 		08-Apr-2010
09:41
5 TalkTalk’s response to “Clause 18″
As you may have seen in the news a new “Clause 18” has been proposed for the Digital Economy Bill. This clause would force ISPs to block websites containing copyright infringing material. This is what we’ve got to say about it: 		31-Mar-2010
16:52
6 Why the Digital Economy Bill cannot protect copyright
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. 		26-Jan-2010
18:58
7 The copyright crackdown we will all pay for
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. 		18-Jan-2010
10:51
8 Bored of Christmas? Sing Our Petition instead!
Christmas has come and gone. You’re sick of turkey sandwiches and you’re bored of the telly. So why not get your creative juices flowing by entering our Sing Our Petition competition, campaigning against the government’s misguided “three strikes” proposals? 		28-Dec-2009
09:51
9 Copyright laws infringe basic human rights, says TalkTalk
The Digital Economy Bill, published today, is a further backward step in the efforts to reduce illegal filesharing while further threatening the rights of the consumer. 		20-Nov-2009
17:56