I wrote, as we have been urging all of you, to my MP, who happens to be a Lib Dem, regarding the Digital Economy Bill and specifically Clause 43. Here’s his reply…
Dear Ed,
Thank you for your email about the Digital Economy Bill and I can understand your concerns. Two Liberal Democrat Lords are seeking to [...]

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The web site Stop43 was launched yesterday and immediately attracted so many visitors that it crashed. Quite clearly it is the importance of the poorly considered government legislation going through parliament that is drawing photographers to this issue. Here’s what the Stop43 web site says about it…
You’ll have heard of the Digital Economy Bill: it [...]

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As we reported below, photographers are very concerned about the threat to copyright in their photographs that the Digital Economy Bill poses. However one part of it offers an interesting scenario…
“Amendment 120A to the Digital Economy Bill was voted through the House of Lords yesterday that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block websites [...]

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