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Epsilon
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 Posted: Thu, 1st Apr 2010 03:07 Post subject: Digital Economy Bill in the UK and ACTA in the EU |
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For those of you in the UK. I will just add that you should say to your MP's and MEP's that they need to write no to the digital economy bill and ask that the ACTA treaty negotiations be opened up in the EU.
People in the EU should also ask their representatives in the european parliament to demand opening up the ACTA negotiations.
Don't allow these old men to bring internet stazis into reality just to protect the wallets of Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Paris Hilton, BOSS and the like.
ACTA will make it possible to disconnect your internet access when you download the wrong mp3 or vist a site like nfohump.
Now is the time to take action, don't delay, theres a very narrow window of opportunity, if you don't, the internet as you know it will be permanently killed.
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Apr 2010 03:23 Post subject: |
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"opertunity" 
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Epsilon
Dr. Strangelove
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Apr 2010 03:28 Post subject: |
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| moosenoodles wrote: | | "opertunity" |
Fixed it for you, though I find it sad that all you have to say is point out a typo. |
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Apr 2010 09:48 Post subject: |
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lol, im sick of the bullshit control as well eps but its a nice idea trying to stir up some natives to make a point with mp's etc  (not that they worth crap)... same old story of everyone complains but nobody does anything.. Its this reason were still all on fucking leashes 
Look in the mirror much....
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Apr 2010 10:14 Post subject: |
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ive written to my MP and had a generic robot response...
38degrees have raised over £20,000 to spend on high visibility advertising opposing the bill.
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| Posted: Fri, 2nd Apr 2010 00:43 Post subject: |
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This is a really big deal in the UK, since it's being rushed through before the election, to stop the bill being shelved, without all issues being considered properly.
The bill will effectively:
criminalise anyone who's IP address is found to be sharing copy protected media, (three strikes and disconnection)
will make any appeal expensive and difficult, if you need to keep your connection,
is an invasion of privacy
and worst of all is giving into the media publishers and dinosaurs who are unwilling to adapt and change there business practices to the digital age, making the new bill effectively obsolete before it's even been heard in the Commons
COME ON PEOPLE GET MOVING ON THIS, you will regret not getting involved!
refer to renegades post at Slyck: http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=44092&start=8200
LAST CHANCE BEFORE COMMONS SECOND READING
Call to action.
If you have not done so already, please please contact your MP about your situation and the Digital Economy Bill (DEB). Your lobbying of the Lords was noticed. There were several promising amendments tabled which would have put a halt to the schemes run by Davenport Lyons, ACS law and now Tilley Baily & Irvine.
The lords stage of the bill debates has come to an end and the second stage of the bill debates is starting. The Bill will now be debated in the House of Commons. However, it seems likely that the government will go for a very short second reading stage and pass the bill practically as it is by a rather arcane and undemocratic process of bargaining between the front benches. Your contribution now is critical.
You have all been doing a sterling job of raising the awareness of this issue within the powers that be. It has lead to real results. Our next job is to let the government know that it's lack of action and plans to rush this bill through are unacceptable. We need to keep up the pressure we have been exerting on them so far.
You MUST at the very least make contact with your MP through http://www.writetothem.com/ . Ideally you'd also follow up after a week or so by telephone, or even more usefully, by making an appointment to meet them in surgery and talk to them face to face.
The point is so important, I'll make it again: the fact the bill looks set to be rushed through makes it doubly critical that EVERYONE makes their views clear and loudly to MPs AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
It also means that you MUST contact at least 3 people on the lists below, as well as your own MP. Failure to do so will mean you have little reason to complain that politicians don’t listen (they can’t if you don’t ask them to!).
I can’t make it any easier, simply click the link for the names below, include the ministers name in the email subject. Keep your email specific to the Digital Economy Bill, and the potential that the Bill could only extend ACS:Law’s campaigns, or else allow them to sidestep the new provisions and continue to go after the innocent with little evidential backing.
Points to address:
The need to halt volume legislation by setting a limit on Norwich Pharmacal Orders. If the evidence is so perfect, why do they need to do things in volume? The law firms could pursue each case individually and recover costs from a winning case, but only if the evidence is good.
UK data protection laws in this area are not currently in line with the rest of the EU. Advocate General Kokott gave the opinion in the Telefonica Vs Promusicae case (C-275/06) that EU directives 2000/31, 2001/29, 2004/48 and 2002/58 do not oblige Member States to communicate personal data in order to ensure effective protection of copyright in the context of civil proceedings - and that a fair balance needs to be struck between the various fundamental rights and, in particular, the principle of proportionality.
The need to ensure the Digital Economy provisions are followed as a matter of first intent. Law firms and their clients will side step the provisions and carry on business as usual otherwise.
The time taken for the SRA to investigate allegations of bad practice. Over 12 months is outside the OLSCC targets but there is no consequence for this. Should solicitors be entirely self regulating? (http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c ... relevant_t)
The need to provide remedy for unjustified claims of infringement. Something similar to the CDPA clauses allowing challenging of vexatious claims on patents or designs would be sufficient.
The need to ensure evidence used to base claims of infringement is openly shared, publicly criticised and reviewed and shared in full at the first letter of accusation including a monetary claim.
It would be better to leave out the sections of the bill relating to copyright and debate them properly in the next session then rush through poorly thought out and potentially damaging legislation before this session of parliament ends.
And anything else relevant you can think of!
In all cases keep it polite, ask for feedback from the minister (or shadow minister) and if possible give a phone number and request a ring back. Remember, the ministers are there to represent YOU. You MUST make clear you are writing to them as a minister/shadow minister for an area in which influence is vital. Otherwise they will inform you they cannot intervene as they are not your MP. You already know this, but want them to look into it in their capacities as members with responsibility in a related area.
Labour
Stephen Timms (Minister for Digital Britain)
Jack Straw (Minister for Justice)
Ben Bradshaw (Minister for Culture, Media and Sport)
Pat McFadden (Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Conservatives
Jeremy Hunt (Shadow Secretary of State Culture, Media and Sport)
Dominic Grieve MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Justice)
David Cameron (Party Leader)
Liberal Democrats
Don Foster (Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport)
David Howarth (Shadow Secretary of State for Justice)
Nick Clegg (Party Leader)
Also don’t forget to contact your own MP and ask them to pass on your concerns to the ministries of justice, culture, media and sport and business, innovation and skills.
http://www.writetothem.com/?a=westminstermp
Renegade
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