I was genuinely shocked and disgusted at the travesty to the democratic process that was unveiled before my eyes. For the first time in my life I considered not voting in the next election. For such an important and wide ranging bill to be forced through in the way it was shocking and the collusion of the main party's disgusting.
A record of this shame is on the parliamentary archive here:
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=6263
http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=6266
More information for those interested.
irc://irc.freenode.net/openrightsgroup
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/disconnection
:: stop the Digital Economy Bill :: New forum launch.
http://forum.openrightsgroup.org
http://debillitated.heroku.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8605664.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/04/who_cares_about_the_digital_ec.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/08/digital-economy-bill-passes-third-reading
http://www.jeremynicholl.com/blog/2010/04/05/uk-digital-economy-bill-turns-to-ashes/
Some of the best links and comments are here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/digital-economy-bill
This show just how clueless MP's are when it comes to technology.
http://i.imgur.com/1pXlO.jpg
Sums up the DEA (yes it's an act now) perfectly.
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/
Hit the BPI where it hurts
http://bpiboycott.wordpress.com/boycott-list/
http://www.bpiradar.com/
Talktalk promises to not hand over customers details unless it gets a court order
http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2010/04/08/digital-economy-bill-its-a-wash-up/
The list of the shamed (and honourable MP's here)
http://www.theyworkforthebpi.com/
More related links:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article7093520.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/16/digital-economy-act-cory-doctorow?showallcomments=true#start-of-comments
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/04/digital-economy-bill-passes-in-the-uk.ars
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bbc_drm_and_demise_get_iplayer_what_hell_going
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/2010/03/31/s03e04-capturing-bad-bill/
http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/146
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/08/digital-economy-bill-exposes-broken-system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3lzd9yJP9Q
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100107/text/100107w0020.htm#10010771000001
