BT and TalkTalk challenge Digital Economy Bill
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The BBC reports on the continued opposition to the Digital Economy Bill by companies like BT and TalkTalk.
Back in August 2009, the website held a story about internet service providers (mainly TalkTalk) criticising the act when it was announced as a proposal by saying "But introducing measures to simply cut people off will not work, he said."-BBC
Now in 2010, TalkTalk and BT are back with critics once again saying cutting people off would not work to stop persistent file sharing "It means we could have huge swathes of customers moving to smaller ISPs to avoid detection."-BBC
While also saying the act was rushed through before the election, resulting in a shorter debate "It meant it was subject to a shorter debate than other acts."-BBC
Since there was little debate on the act, the companies are now going to the High Courts to challenge the legality of the bill cutting off file sharers. It is stated Ofcom plans to start the cut off policy in 2011.
"The current government has the right to repeal any previous legislation and, during the election campaign, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said that the Digital Economy Act "badly needs to be repealed". But the coalition government told the BBC it had no plans to change it"-BBC
Back in August 2009, the website held a story about internet service providers (mainly TalkTalk) criticising the act when it was announced as a proposal by saying "But introducing measures to simply cut people off will not work, he said."-BBC
Now in 2010, TalkTalk and BT are back with critics once again saying cutting people off would not work to stop persistent file sharing "It means we could have huge swathes of customers moving to smaller ISPs to avoid detection."-BBC
While also saying the act was rushed through before the election, resulting in a shorter debate "It meant it was subject to a shorter debate than other acts."-BBC
Since there was little debate on the act, the companies are now going to the High Courts to challenge the legality of the bill cutting off file sharers. It is stated Ofcom plans to start the cut off policy in 2011.
"The current government has the right to repeal any previous legislation and, during the election campaign, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said that the Digital Economy Act "badly needs to be repealed". But the coalition government told the BBC it had no plans to change it"-BBC
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