TY  - BOOK
N2  - 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.
AB  - 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.
T1  - All washed up :unauthorised file-sharing and the UK Digital Economy Act 2010.
AU  - Pratt, Giles,
AU  - Beazley, Emma,
AU  - Smith, Rebecca,
LA  - eng
ID  - 49233
KW  - Intellectual property.
KW  - Internet
KW  - Patents.
SN  - 2044-7175
TI  - All washed up :unauthorised file-sharing and the UK Digital Economy Act 2010.
ER  -