Vote 2010: The digital economy
In the immediate run up to the election, digital was top-of-mind in terms of the radical policy changes put forward by the digital economy act.
Digital Britain
Digital Economy Act puts UK on endangered list
The Digital Economy Bill has passed through the final stages in the Commons, as intended. Now that the bill will be a reality in the UK, what will it mean?
Final appeal for Digital Economy Bill not to be rushed into law
Over the last fortnight tens of thousands of people have contacted their MPs opposing the Government’s plans to “fast-track” the Digital Economy Bill into law.
Brown’s broadband bravado
Gordon Brown put internet connectivity at the centre of his manifesto today in a speech which aimed for “Britain to be the world leader in the digital economy”.
Lies, damn lies and BASCAP
In what is no doubt a tightly coordinated effort to gain momentum from the Digital Economy Bill, a report has been written by BASCAP into piracy.
Digital Economy Bill: the final instalment
With the third reading of the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Lords, the Bill is now looking like a home run in its present form.
Digital Britain: the Cameron edition
The Digital Economy Bill would have been an ideal way for the Tories to differ from Labour; instead, Conservative peers have helped make a bad bill even worse.
Digital Economy Bill: From bad to worse
Liberal Democrat and Conservative peers seeks to bring into the bill an internet infrastructure similar to that currently enjoyed in authoritarian countries.
Special interests have captured the copyright debate
Our guest writer is Jim Killock, Executive Director of the Open Rights Group (@jimkillock) Progressive politics stands for justice and understanding, and facing up to corporate special interests to defend the public good. Yet somehow those corporate special interests havetest
The Digital Economy Bill is legislatively flawed
Detailed dissection of the flaws in the Digital Economy Bill.