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UK Digital Economy Act Delayed Till 2014

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-little-breathing-room dept.

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:It's incredibly easy to get around this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fortunately the UK has a clear written constitution and the first clause states "bad laws can't be made worse", so we're safe.