Digital Economy Bill: YouTube threatened; ISPs outraged
A new sub-clause in the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which proposes forcing internet service providers to block access to websites such as YouTube if they repeatedly infringe copyright, has caused widespread outrage.
The amendment to the already notorious Clause 17 of the Bill was tabled in the House of Lords by Liberal Democrat Lord Clement-Jones, with the aim of replacing another proposal that would have given future governments extensive powers to amend copyright law in line with technological advances.
But opponents claim that the new suggestion is even more damaging than the last one. This is because it would allow content creators to take court action against websites accused of hosting "substantial" amounts of copyright-infringing material, whether unwitting or not, meaning that access could be blocked.
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