DMCA Amendment Proposed For UK 208
Grumbleduke writes "During today's debate in the UK's House of Lords on the much-criticized Digital Economy Bill, the unpopular Clause 17 (which would have allowed the government to alter copyright law much more easily than it currently can) was voted out in favor of a DMCA-style take-down system for websites and ISPs. The new amendment known as 120A sets up a system whereby a copyright owner could force an ISP to block certain websites who allegedly host or link to infringing material or face being taken before the High Court and made to pay the copyright owner's legal fees. This amendment was tabled by the Liberal Democrat party, which had so far been seen as the defenders of the internet and with the Conservative party supporting them. The UK's Pirate Party and Open Rights Group have both strongly criticized this new amendment."
Re:Change is coming? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey! I resent that! I won't let that happen too!
A technically literate over 40.
Re:Pirate Party? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Change is coming? (Score:4, Funny)
Hey! I resent that! I won't let that happen too!
A technically literate over 40.
Hey, I resent that too!
A numerically literate 40-year old.
Re:Change is coming? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who can you trust? (Score:1, Funny)
From what I hear the amendment changes the proposed law from "Peter Mandelson can rewrite this law as he sees fit without consulting parliament, to let his bureaucrats neuter the internet" to "the courts can after due process neuter the internet as long as it does not infringe human rights". Its not great but it may be an improvement.