Stop The Digital Economy Bill

[MyCult]

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Next Tuesday the Digital Economy Bill will be rushed through Parliament unless we take action now. Party leaders are planning to give in to music lobbyists and force the bill into law without allowing a proper debate, without allowing opposition to be heard.

We have one last chance to stop the bill. Party leaders can't rubber stamp it into law without the support of their MPs. Thanks to the 18,000 emails we've sent together over the last week MPs support for the bill is starting to crumble as they realise how many people oppose fast-tracking the bill through parliament.

STOP THE DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL

Digital Economy Bill

The bill proposes adding a clause to the Communications Act 2003 with the effect that internet service providers could be forced to disclose details of their customers who repeatedly infringe copyright, on production of sufficient evidence, to copyright groups or face a fine of £250,000 for non-compliance.

ISPs may also be required to block access to sites that allow "substantial" infringement.

The bill proposes further measures allowing for the "temporary suspension" of internet connections for repeat infringers of copyright following warnings from their ISP.

Digital Economy Bill

 

[tek-monkey]

That guy really is a tool, who voted him in anyway?

 

[tek-monkey]

Well that didn't work then

 

[MyCult]

Didn't expect this to play out how I wanted

One byte at a time the steal our virtual freedom. Lock your network down tight other wise me (or anyone) and flickr!? can get your netizenship revoked.



Arse-icles:

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

Source: Marketing Week | Published: 08 April 2010 11:00

The Digital Economy Bill was passed by the House of Commons last night despite widespread criticism that it has been rushed through Parliament with little debate.

The bill, which includes allowing ISPs to take “technical measures” against persistent file sharers, was passed by 189 votes to 47, although key ministers including Labour’s Tom Watson voted against it.

Changes made to the bill since Christmas include the axing of a clause which would allow orphan works – where the copyright holder can’t be found or is unidentifiable – to be used commercially.

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

The Digital Economy Bill, and the preceding Digital Britain report from which it derived, have been highly controversial, with critics complaining the bill could restrict the UK’s digital economy rather than boost it.

The past week has seen an increase in online activity opposing the bill, including campaign sites such as whatdebill.org urging people to voice their criticism.

The bill is now expected to be made law before Parliament’s dissolution on 12 April. However, the Conservatives have already said they will review any bills fast-tracked ahead of the General Election.

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

 

[MyCult]

Didn't expect this to play out how I wanted

One byte at a time the steal our virtual freedom. Lock your network down tight other wise me (or anyone) and flickr!? can get your netizenship revoked.



Arse-icles:

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

Source: Marketing Week | Published: 08 April 2010 11:00

The Digital Economy Bill was passed by the House of Commons last night despite widespread criticism that it has been rushed through Parliament with little debate.

The bill, which includes allowing ISPs to take “technical measures” against persistent file sharers, was passed by 189 votes to 47, although key ministers including Labour’s Tom Watson voted against it.

Changes made to the bill since Christmas include the axing of a clause which would allow orphan works – where the copyright holder can’t be found or is unidentifiable – to be used commercially.

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

The Digital Economy Bill, and the preceding Digital Britain report from which it derived, have been highly controversial, with critics complaining the bill could restrict the UK’s digital economy rather than boost it.

The past week has seen an increase in online activity opposing the bill, including campaign sites such as whatdebill.org urging people to voice their criticism.

The bill is now expected to be made law before Parliament’s dissolution on 12 April. However, the Conservatives have already said they will review any bills fast-tracked ahead of the General Election.

Digital Economy Bill passed by Commons

*edit - I'm not sure how you could get your net access revoked by someone in appropriately using flickr from your IP... I'm going to give it some bloody thought now though!

 

[tek-monkey]

Kidney of course voted in favour of it, his past record pretty much says 'I work for GB, not Great Britain'.

EDIT: In fact if you look at the voting I think you can see that very few thought they'd get away with not toeing the line.

 

[MyCult]

Well, I'm not great at politics but...

Given that a channel four program recently caught out MP's by offering a few thousand in return for political clout. (Dispatches Politicians for Hire). Lets think about the kind of money that organisations with an interest in this particular legislation might throw about...

Mr Hoon said he was looking to turn his Government contacts 'into something that, bluntly, makes money'

Mr Byers' said he was 'like a cab for hire'

Patricia Hewitt 'and thats very useful because what you get for your sponsorship...'

Makes me think about the possible commercial implications of legislation like this... and the massive bribes, (I mean party contributions from lobbyists) in order to get our leaders behave/vote in a way that best suits a particular business model.

We're not talking a few thousand for a small amend to the law. We're talking about the kind of money that could make or break a political party financially... but what do I know...

A great win for MPIAA, RIAA & other media giants. A terrible fail for actually listening to what your country/constituents want.

When I'm rich I'll do WTF I want, buy whoever and be bought by whomever offers the most shiney stuff. Maybe then I can be a politician.

*edit's because I can't spell

 

[My Name is URL]

If he dares come knocking on my door asking for a vote i'll set my bloody dog on him....

Anyone know were I can get one vicious ass dog?

 

[shoes]

Anyone know were I can get one vicious ass dog?

I hear the scorp has quite a sting in her tail

 

[My Name is URL]

Kidney of course voted in favour of it, his past record pretty much says 'I work for GB, not Great Britain'.

EDIT: In fact if you look at the voting I think you can see that very few thought they'd get away with not toeing the line.

This link seems to suggest that DK didn't even bother to turn up and vote...

http://www.didmympshowupornot.com/

 

[MyCult]

Oh yeah and when I'm elected you can trust me to screw democracy in the FACE while lining MyOwn pockets & smiling

 

[tek-monkey]

Kidney of course voted in favour of it, his past record pretty much says 'I work for GB, not Great Britain'.

EDIT: In fact if you look at the voting I think you can see that very few thought they'd get away with not toeing the line.

This link seems to suggest that DK didn't even bother to turn up and vote...

http://www.didmympshowupornot.com/

He didn't bother with reading 2, where they discussed it but didn't vote. Instead he turned up for where they voted without discussing it

EDIT: Only 3.4% of MPs actually bothered to turn up to reading 2. 3.4 fookin percent? Remind me again exactly how they earn their salary? And how they could vote on this at all when not present for the actual discussion? Oh yeah, cos the fat controller told them to

 

[MyCult]

Just been reading something I found through the link that tek posted. It's a blog post on The DEBill, and why we’re *really* screwed.

Guy clearly demonstrates why this is a bad thing and why we should be worried.

What’s just been demonstrated is that with enough money and enough knowledge of how politics work, vested interests can completely capture the legislative process. You can see this by the fact that BOTH sides of the arguments around the DEB got something of what they wanted. The BPI wrote entire chunks of the bill, which must count as a success for them. And the anti-Clause 43 campaign managed to get the orphan works provision jettisoned, which surely counts for a victory of sorts against the corporate interests that were lobbying for it.

And this is something that causes me sleepless nights.

Within the lifetime of the next Parliament, it’s likely that global oil production will hit its peak (assuming that this hasn’t happened already). And here in the UK, power generation capacity is likely to fall considerably short of peak demand.

Our entire way of life in the West is soaked – drenched – in oil. It’s not just the obvious things, like petrol or diesel. It’s the less obvious – according to some figures I’ve seen, every calorie of US food production requires 8 calories of crude oil input. Fertilisers. Plastics. Pharmaceuticals. The list goes on and on. To cope with this, we’re going to have to change the way our society behaves in ways which are utterly fundamental. Ways in which I just can’t begin to comprehend.

So what’s this got to do with the Digital Economy Bill, and lobbying?

Because much of these kinds of changes that will be needed are going to be driven by legislation, and the legislation is going to collide head-on with enormous corporate vested interests. Those interests are going to lobby, and lobby at levels which make Mandelson’s dinner with David Geffen look like a Sunday School picnic. And what the DE Bill has shown us is that when the lobbyists get going, the politicians start rolling over. What business doesn’t want, society doesn’t get.

The DEBill, and why we’re *really* screwed

 

[John Marwood]

washed up in two hours - democracy in action

at least clause 43 was jettisoned ..

 

[MyCult]

Insult to injury. The the day before these clowns rush the digital economy bill through, one of the twats/tweets/twatted this:

Click here http://bit.ly/RinseCashcroft then click on Labour Have Failed = 50p out of the Tories warchest. Let's do this! #ukelection.

John 'the digital economy' prescot tweets

So they overtly encourage digital fraud and then have the balls to push/force through legislation to "protect the digital economy". These people do not care about the digital economy one bit. They are toilet paper to be bought by whichever corporate arse needs wiping at the time. Line the party coffers at all costs.

To do that and even stand in a building where laws protecting a digital economy are being drafted is farking laughable. To have you/your parties opinions counted too? I can see why these thieving rats have no respect for the working men and women of this country (digital or non).

John Prescott has called for Labour activists to click on the Conservative Party’s Google adverts in an attempt to bankrupt the opposition.

The former deputy leader of the Labour party posted a message on his Twitter page on 6 April, which said: "Click here http://bit.ly/RinseCashcroft then click on Labour Have Failed = 50p out of the Tories warchest. Let's do this! #ukelection."

The Conservatives have reportedly been sponsoring thousands of Google AdWords for more than three years. The adverts are placed to appear when people use Google’s search engine to search for key political terms, and the Tories are charged on a pay-per-click basis.

General Election: parties battle it out on Google

 

[tek-monkey]

Do we have a wall long enough to line all these tossers up against?

 

[John Marwood]

The Nation gets the politicians it deserves

Instead of taking to the streets like we did for the Poll Tax Riots to bring about change we ..


Twitter...

and nothing changes

for the better

 

[tek-monkey]

Just found out that virgins own newsgroup servers aren't hosted by virgin, kinda puts me off DLing as much from them! I'm looking into a VPN from my router at present, possibly my best option.

I shall also be wandering past our local neighbourhood MPs office to check his wifi security

 

[MyCult]

perhaps a website where pro-active and security concious individuals like yourself could upload any government wifi hotspot/vulnerabilities they discover. That would be a fun service wouldn't it?

Perhaps a Google mashup along the lines of that bnp one that surfaced a year or so back. Enabling you to type in a post code and direction to your nearest hotspot.

would have suggested:

www.bythepeopleforthepeople.co.uk

but someone already owns that.

 

[MyCult]

Found this. It takes place on the very same day they pass the digital economy bill.

Copyright is hard

A conversation on twitter on the day the Digital Economy Bill was passed between Adam Liversage (Director of Communications for the BPI, the BPI that supports/wrote some of the DEBill) and Janet Liversage.

Janet: "Great. Bought a card but forgot the envelope - doh."
Adam: "There's some in my study on the shelf."
Janet: "yes but not necessarily ones that will fit the card I have bought"
Adam: "Crop the card using scissors - job done. Or scan the card, shrink it and re-print it."

Where Adam suggest stealing and repurposing a bought card.

Wait, I don't mean stealing I mean making a copy leaving the original intact, and then adjusting the second copy to better suit a purpose.

When you've shrunk it and sent it, the original will still exist. I assume you can just then use the original for something else, sell it on, or perhaps scan it again and again and again that's a money saving tip right there. Shame the copyright owner wont get the benefit of all those copies.

Just saying; copyright, it's a bit complicated.

Find the original here