Digital Economy Bill: now ISP copyright takedowns
In an amendment added to the Digital Economy Bill during the House of Lords report stage debate this afternoon, ISPs would be forced to block access to web sites on receipt of a claim of copyright infringement - in a similar manner to the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act.The amendment, moved by Tory Lord Howard of Rising and Lib-Dem Lord Clement-Jones, , says that if an ISP fails to act, the claimed copyright owner can apply to a court to force the blocking and "...