Factsheets

Factsheets on the various elements of the Digital Economy Bill. PDF versions of these factsheets are available on their individual pages. You can subscribe to the RSS feed for Digital Economy Bill factsheets to stay updated.

Cross Bill

• Digital Britain (PDF, 90 Kb)  
• Digital Economy Bill – A Summary (PDF, 1.0 Mb) 

Ofcom Duties

• Ofcom duties (PDF, 73 Kb) 

Online Infringement of Copyright

• Copyright (PDF, 103 Kb)  
• Online infringement of copyright: The details (PDF, 490 Kb)  
• Power to amend copyright provisions: The details (PDF, 78 Kb)  
• Online infringement of copyright: Outline of initial obligations code (DOC, 1.0 Mb)  
• Draft Statutory Instrument on Costs (PDF, 124 Kb)  (NB Please note that this is a draft, designed to give an idea of how the cost issues could be approached. The proportional split included in the draft is a working assumption. Before laying the SI, we will conduct a full consultation.)
• Online infringement of copyright: detail regarding clauses 4-16 (PDF, 372 Kb)  
• Online infringement of copyright: appeals and defences (PDF, 329 Kb)  
• Online infringement of copyright: balance between code and Bill (PDF, 337 Kb)  
• Other issues covered by government amendments tabled at report (PDF, 338 Kb)  
• Online infringement of copyright: libraries, universities and wi-fi providers (PDF, 241 Kb)  
• Impact on libraries, universities and wi-fi providers – summary (PDF, 41 Kb)  
• What the Bill means for photographers (PDF, 344 Kb) 

Domain Names

• Domain names (PDF, 86 Kb)  
• Internet domain registries: further facts (PDF, 378 Kb) 

Independent Television Services

• Public Service Content (PDF, 109 Kb)  
• IFNCs (PDF, 54 Kb) 
• Provision of news: supplementary factsheet (PDF, 383 Kb) 

Radio

• Digital Radio (PDF, 85 Kb)  
• Digital Radio Upgrade: The details (PDF, 82 Kb) 

Spectrum

• Spectrum – 2nd edition (PDF, 382 Kb) 

Video Games

• Video games (PDF, 84 Kb)  
• Video Recordings Act 1984 (PDF, 103 Kb) 
• Designated Authorities: allocating works between BBF C and VSC (PDF, 372 Kb) 

Copyright Licensing

• Copyright: further details (PDF, 361 Kb)  
• Clause 42: Extension and regulation of licensing of copyright and performers’ rights (PDF, 345 Kb) 

Public Lending Right

• PLR (PDF, 83 Kb) 

Off Bill issues

• Broadband (PDF, 85 Kb) 

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