000049233 000__ 01658cam\a22003735i\4500 000049233 001__ 49233 000049233 003__ SzGeWIPO 000049233 005__ 20240322214827.0 000049233 006__ m eo d 000049233 007__ cr bn |||m|||a 000049233 008__ 240321s2010\\\\enk\\\\\\\\\\u000\0\eng\d 000049233 022__ $$a2044-7175 000049233 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1427545431 000049233 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000049233 041__ $$aeng 000049233 043__ $$ae-uk--- 000049233 084__ $$aGB 139 000049233 24500 $$aAll washed up :$$bunauthorised file-sharing and the UK Digital Economy Act 2010. 000049233 264_1 $$aLondon, England:$$bInforma, U.K.$$c2010. 000049233 300__ $$aGB 139 June 2010 ;$$c[28] cm 000049233 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000049233 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000049233 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000049233 520__ $$aA "decisive step" towards tackling the problem of unauthorised file-sharing on the internet, or a "fatally flawed and disturbingly draconian piece of legislation" heralding a "sombre day for Britain's digital future"? On 8 April 2010, during the ‘wash up' phase of Parliament preceding the UK general election, the Digital Economy Act 2010 was passed, prompting a spectrum of emotive reactions, including these comments from the recording industry body IFPI [1] and the UK arm of the Pirate Party, [2] respectively. This article explores the new law behind the rhetoric. 000049233 650_0 $$aIntellectual property. 000049233 650_0 $$aInternet$$xLaw and legislation. 000049233 650_0 $$aPatents. 000049233 7001_ $$aPratt, Giles,$$eauthor. 000049233 7001_ $$aBeazley, Emma,$$eauthor. 000049233 7001_ $$aSmith, Rebecca,$$eauthor. 000049233 903__ $$aIntellectual Property Magazine 000049233 942__ $$cART$$jGB 139 June 2010$$2ddc 000049233 980__ $$aBIB 000049233 999__ $$c28508$$d28508