Last week we reported that, following the concessions forced on the government, Don Foster MP is broadly happy with the Digital Economy Bill’s proposals on illicit downloads. Jim Killock of the The Open Rights Group has a different take on the situation: The Digital Economy Bill should be opposed by Liberal Democrats. Mandelson’s Bill seeks to reduce illicit

The Digital Economy Bill has become one of the most heavily debated topics on this site. Posts related to it often generate a large number of comments, but today’s have done far more than that. A bit of background first for anyone new to the story or catching up on it. The Digital Economy Bill has

The Digital Economy Bill currently going through Parliament would give Peter Mandelson huge powers to rewrite the country’s copyright laws in future – and all without much in the way of Parliamentary scrutiny or checks and balances. But Liberal Democrat peer Tim Clement-Jones has tabled an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to delete the controversial Clause

The net is all a-Twitter with frustration and despair over Lib-Dem and Tory amendment 120a to the Digital Economy Bill. Why are we wasting our energies on this action while there are still much, MUCH greater threats to our rights and freedoms still inside the bill's content?

The Digital Economy Bill, currently at the report stage in the Lords has caused concern, as Lib Dem peers Lord Razzall and Lord Clement-Jones are seeking an amendment to allow site blocking for copyright infringement. Earlier this week, Open Rights Group posted an appeal for people to write to the peers, asking them to drop the

The House of Commons voted last night to push through Labour’s latest bit of legislative authoritarianism, the Digital Economy Bill. The Lib Dems were united in opposing it, but Labour brooked no opposition, while the Tories supported it with vague words of change, later, maybe. The Bill was passed by 189 votes to 47. Alix Mortimer

The government's flagship digital economy bill faces further obstacles to pass through parliament before the election after one of the ministers responsible steps down

Doing the rounds of online news today has been Nick Clegg’s opposition to the Digital Economy Act: Lib Dems will call for repeal of Digital Economy Act Nick Clegg outlines fears over controversial new laws The phrase “repeal the Digital Economy Act/Bill” has become a bit of a shorthand, often being used to mean “repeal the controversial bits”

The BBC reported over the weekend: An influential group of MPs and peers has said the government’s approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of internet users. The Joint Select Committee on Human Rights said the government’s Digital Economy Bill needed clarification. It said that technical measures – which include cutting off persistent pirates – were not

The Digital Economy Bill, which was passed by MPs last night, 189 votes to 47, has been welcomed by rights holders across the creative industries.