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UK Statewatch Analysis: UK: Internet censorhip looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act by Max Rowlands

01 September 2011

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UK Statewatch Analysis: UK: Internet censorhip looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act (pdf) by Max Rowlands:

The routine blocking of websites believed to facilitate copyright infringement has moved a step closer - despite concerns about the proportionality and effectiveness of the practice - following a landmark High Court ruling on the application of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. Meanwhile, the much criticised Digital Economy Act continues to flounder, with the introduction of its controversial copyright protection scheme - which would allow the government to suspend the internet connections of individuals accused of persistent copyright infringement - now delayed until 2012 at the earliest.

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