arstechnica

TwitterFacebook
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/uk-govt-agrees-with-3-strikes-proportionality-concernsthree-strikes-petition-gets-attention-of-10-downing-street.ars In a sign of just how charged the debate over Internet disconnections has become, the UK Prime Minister's office has weighed in on the matter . "We will not terminate the accounts of infringers," said a statement from 10 Downing Street. "It is very hard to see how this could be deemed proportionate except in the most extreme—and therefore probably criminal—cases."

Three-strikes petition gets attention of 10 Downing Street

House of Lords gives thumbs up to 3 strikes, site takedown

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/house-of-lords-gives-thumbs-up-to-3-strikes-site-takedown.ars The UK's House of Lords has passed a version of the Digital Economy Bill that eliminated one controversial anti-piracy measure but added a new one in its place.