April 21st, 2010 | Category: Digital Economy Bill, Factsheets - Digital Economy Bill, General | No Comments »
The Digital Economy Bill has now been published as the Digital Economy Act 2010 following Royal Assent. The Act includes provisions relating to the UK’s communications infrastructure, public service broadcasting, copyright licensing and online infringement of copyright, and security and safety online and in video games.
Some of the measures in the Act will come into effect [...]
April 21st, 2010 | Category: Digital Economy Bill | No Comments »
(Download Factsheet: Digital Economy Act – contents and commencement as a PDF, 58.4 KB)
The Digital Economy Bill is now the Digital Economy Act 2010, following Royal Assent. This note provides an overview of its contents and the commencement of its provisions.
Summary
The Act includes provisions relating to the UK’s communications infrastructure, public service broadcasting, copyright licensing [...]
March 30th, 2010 | Category: Digital Economy Bill, Letters - Digital Economy Bill | 12 Comments »
At Report Stage in the House of Lords, a new clause 17 (now 18) was inserted into the Bill by Opposition amendment. At Third Reading Government committed to bring forward a replacement clause that ultimately achieves the same effect, while addressing the concerns expressed regarding the current clause.
The Government is now publishing its draft [...]
March 16th, 2010 | Category: Digital Economy Bill | 2 Comments »
Yesterday the Digital Economy Bill completed Third Reading in the House of Lords; it has therefore now completed all Lords stages. The official record is here. We now move to the House of Commons. The next significant stage there is Second Reading – date to be confirmed.
March 10th, 2010 | Category: Digital Economy Bill | Comments Off
As of 6:14pm on Monday night, the Digital Economy Bill has completed Report Stage. It is now bound for its final stage in the House of Lords, Third Reading, on Monday.
Debate in the House covered Clauses 31 to 42, and the Government agreed to consider in principle two amendments tabled by Viscount Bridgeman, Baroness Buscombe (Conservative) [...]
