December 3rd, 2009

Civil liberties groups attack file-sharing bill

By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK

Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also criticised the government plans, saying that the legislation could actually undermine the digital economy, rather than shore it up.

"[The bill] burdens the digital industries with the demands of older incumbent sectors," wrote EFF international outreach coordinator Danny O'Brien on Tuesday. "The Digital Economy Bill has an open-ended requirement that ISPs pay for and implement record-keeping and technical measures against subscribers."

Related Issues: File Sharing, International

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