@article{49233, author = {Pratt, Giles, and Beazley, Emma, and Smith, Rebecca,}, url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/49233}, title = {All washed up : unauthorised file-sharing and the UK Digital Economy Act 2010.}, abstract = {A "decisive step" towards tackling the problem of unauthorised file-sharing on the internet, or a "fatally flawed and disturbingly draconian piece of legislation" heralding a "sombre day for Britain's digital future"? On 8 April 2010, during the ‘wash up' phase of Parliament preceding the UK general election, the Digital Economy Act 2010 was passed, prompting a spectrum of emotive reactions, including these comments from the recording industry body IFPI [1] and the UK arm of the Pirate Party, [2] respectively. This article explores the new law behind the rhetoric.}, recid = {49233}, pages = {GB 139 June 2010 ;}, }