LEAKED: UK copyright lobby holds closed-door meetings with government to discuss national Web-censorship regime (link): "A group of UK copyright lobbyists held confidential, closed-door meetings with Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
LEAKED: UK copyright lobby holds closed-door meetings with government to discuss national Web-censorship regime (link): “A group of UK copyright lobbyists held confidential, closed-door meetings with Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries to discuss a plan to allow industry groups to censor the Internet in the UK. The proposal has leaked, and it reveals a plan to establish “expert bodies” that would decide which websites British people were allowed to see, to be approved by a judge using a “streamlined” procedure. The procedure will allow for “swift” blocking in order to shut down streaming of live events“. See: “Confidential document” from “Rightholders” (pdf) See also: Leaked proposals detail copyright holders’ website blocking code plans (Out-Law, link)