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...
View ArticleTalkTalk’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...
View ArticleDigital 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 –...
View ArticleJudicial 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...
View ArticleTalkTalk 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...
View ArticleJulian 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...
View ArticleTalkTalk customers not affected by ACS:Law data protection breach
As reported widely in the media today, a list with names and addresses of some 8,000+ UK broadband users has been posted on the internet, along with details of adult films they are accused of sharing....
View ArticleTalkTalk wins judicial review of Digital Economy Act
We are very pleased to report that Mr Justice Wyn Williams announced that he was granting our request, jointly lodged with BT, for a judicial review of the parts of the Digital Economy Act relating to...
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