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The Digital Economy Act 2010 and the sands of the hourglass

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Monk_EC

Monk_EC

Friends,

I found this over at pirate bay, it has been written by a guy called Dan Bull who is apparently a song writer. The way this legislation has been passed echos the allegedly illegal IRS scam (U.S) so many decades ago. The truth of this being, the same people who were running the show then are the same people running the show now regardless of the type of government or nation.

Experiencing this recently, I know it is difficult for some of you to accept that your government is not the peaceful, caring, benifactor that they would have you believe. However the time has never been more prevailent where the actions of this machine should be monitored and challenged for the civil liberties of all people from all nations... humanity.

The following entry is a good way to get involved, the link to the Open Rights Group Dan has provided makes it really easy to get your voice heard to the extent of a prewritten letter and the research of all the candidates in your area (people of the U.K).

One of the major points raised here is that although it is in the U.K the Digital Economy Act 2010 has been passed, as with most things the aim is to introduce these laws to all other nations as it is a global affair and not localised to any one country.

M_EC
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The Digital Economy Act 2010


What is the Digital Economy Act?

The Digital Economy Act is a newly passed piece of British legislation that is meant to protect copyright online and increase regulation and control of the way people use the Internet.


How did it happen?

* The entertainment industry is refusing to adapt to new models, clinging to obsolete 20th Century thinking.

* The Bill was drafted by unelected officials after lobbying from the entertainment industry.

* It was passed in a hurry during the Parliamentary "wash up" process without full scrutiny.


Why should you be worried?

* Websites will be blocked for alleged copyright infringement.

* Families accused of sharing copyrighted files will be disconnected without trial. They will have to pay to appeal.

* Even if you don't live in the UK, it sets a worrying precedent for other countries to follow suit.

Disconnection or "technical measures" like bandwidth throttling will kick in if file sharing does not drop by an incredible 70%. There are no alternative punishments to disconnection, no matter what the damage it will cause, and there is no statutory limit on the length of these disconnections, called, in the weasel words of the Act, "temporary account suspension".

Despite thousands of letters of concern and a petition with over 35,000 signatures of protest, the Bill was rushed through in the final days of parliament during the "wash up process" - it was not given the full scrutiny that it deserved.

This is a piece of legislation that gives potentially unlimited power to unelected officials, and assumes guilt on the part of those accused of copyright infringement. We can expect the industry lobbies to be out in force to roll back our human right to freedom of expression in the name of copyright very, very soon.


What's happening now?

Now that the Bill has been passed and the election is underway, candidates from all the main parties are keen to distance themselves from it. They admit that there are serious concerns and that the Bill did not receive the scrutiny and debate it deserves.


What can you do about this?

* Ask your candidates whether they oppose the Act. If your MP didn't bother to vote, ask why. Given the important implications this legislation has, it's vital that politicians make their position on the issue clear. E-mail your candidates directly using this tool: http://bit.ly/emailyourcandidates

* Inform your friends about the implications of the Act and the way it threats civil liberties and the future of Internet use.

* Join the Open Rights Group's Action e-mail list. This will keep you informed on further developments and give practical advice on how you can protest against the Digital Economy Act: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/sign-up-against-disconnection

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