The Digital Economy Bill will kill wifi hotspots
The government have written an explanatory document stating how the Digital Economy Bill will work for libraries, universities and wifi hotspots. According to Lilian Edwards, who is professor of...
View ArticleThe UK's DMCA; Clause 17 falls, but at what cost?
During another intense session in the House of Lords this afternoon a vote was finally held on the controversial Clause 17 of the UK's Digital Economy Bill. This clause would have allowed the Secretary...
View ArticleLib Dems make the Digital Economy Bill even worse
The government's Digital Economy Bill has just got even worse:Imagine that, in the Summer of last year, you had been following the MP's expenses scandal and heard that The Telegraph was publishing a...
View ArticleElection Campaign 2010 -- Putting to Sea
As some of you will already be aware, on the 7th of March the NEC appointed me Deputy Campaigns Officer. I'm going to be responsible for running the Pirate Party's campaign for the upcoming General...
View ArticleHow to spot an extremist political party
Today, the BBC published a survey on worldwide public attitudes to the internet. The results are a loud and clear wake up call to political parties that thought they were safely in the middle of the...
View ArticleWorld Day Against Cyber Censorship
Tomorrow (12th March) Reporters Without Borders will be celebrating World Day Against Cyber Censorship. While the UK is not on Reporters Without Borders' list of "Enemies of the Internet," we should...
View ArticleThe True Effects of the Digital Economy Bill
Yet more data has come to light supporting the Pirate Party's opposition of the Digital Economy Bill (DEB). Not only will it fail to reduce piracy, but it will drive pirates to even more sophisticated...
View ArticleThe True Effects of the Digital Economy Bill
Saturday, 13 March, 2010 - 21:00Yet more data has come to light supporting the Pirate Party's opposition of the Digital Economy Bill (DEB). Not only will it fail to reduce piracy, but it will drive...
View ArticlePanorama: Separating Fact from Fiction
Tuesday, 16 March, 2010 - 03:15The Pirate Party UK has come out as highly critical of the BBC's recent Panorama programme for its disappointing coverage of the Digital Economy Bill.
View ArticlePirate Party UK criticises inconsistencies in BASCAP report
Wednesday, 17 March, 2010 - 18:45The Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) today released a study on the supposed effects piracy has and will have on the EU's Creative Industries....
View ArticleGeneral Election 2010 -- Out on the Falling Tide
It's now just over a week since you last heard from me, and I'm sure you'll all wondering, "What's going on in the world of campaigns?" You'll be pleased to hear that not only are we making good...
View Article10,000 people call for proper debate on the Digital Economy Bill
The Digital Economy Bill has always been highly controversial. It threatens to take away the right to a fair trial, it threatens to kill off Wi-Fi hotspots, it threatens to introduce collective...
View ArticlePirate Party UK criticises Digital Economy Bill Clause 18
Wednesday, 31 March, 2010 - 14:30The government has released details of their alternative to the controversial Clause 18 of the Digital Economy Bill, which allows injunctions to be brought against...
View ArticlePirate Party Slams Lack of Democracy in Digital Economy Bill
Tuesday, 6 April, 2010 - 23:00This afternoon saw the second reading debate of the highly-controversial Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons. This was the first opportunity for our current...
View ArticlePirate Party UK Strongly Condemns Passage of the Digital Economy Bill
Thursday, 8 April, 2010 - 01:15Today marks a sombre day for Britain's digital future as Members of Parliament appeared from the woodwork to force through fatally flawed and disturbingly draconian piece...
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