Britain's Digital Economy Act (long)

[Scott Elcomb]

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 2:41 PM,  <phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Today in Daily Kos:
> http://dailykos.com/
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Britain's Digital Economy Act is coming to America
> by brooklynbadboy
> Mon May 24, 2010 at 07:00:03 AM PDT
<snip>
> The EFF strongly opposes ACTA much as it opposed the awful Digital Economy
> Act in Britian. Liberal Democrat leader, now Deputy Prime Minister Nick
> Clegg promised to repeal it if elected. However, the new Conservative
> minister responsible for the law has made it clear it is here to stay.

That would be the same ACTA Canada just signed on to:

<http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2011/280.aspx?lang=eng&view=d>

Here's an excerpt:

"Following the signature of ACTA, the Government of Canada will
develop and introduce the necessary legislation to implement the
agreement. The government has already taken steps to enforce and
defend intellectual property rights and help balance the needs of
creators and users by reintroducing its Copyright Modernization Act
(Bill C-11) in Parliament on September 29. The bill informed and
guided Canada’s approach to the ACTA negotiations."

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