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UK Digital Economy Act Delayed Till 2014

judgecorp writes "Although ISPs protests failed to stop Britain's Digital Economy Act — which applies measures against illegal file sharing — they have succeeded in delaying it till 2014. As a result of the appeal a new impact assessment has to be carried out secondary legislation needs to be approved."

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  1. Re:Hopefully the beginning of the end by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Informative

    In wales, at least, Plaid has pretty sane policies towards IP. My Plaid MEP has spent much of her time campaigning for shorter copyright terms and against software patents.

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