United Kingdom
[GB] The Digital Economy Bill Becomes Law
IRIS 2010-6:1/33
David Goldberg
deeJgee Research/Consultancy
The Digital Economy Bill became law, passed in the final days of the last UK Parliament. The Bill was preceded by a White Paper, entitled ‘Digital Britain’, published by the Government in June 2009.
The law covers a wide range of matters. The Act makes provisions about: the functions of the Office of Communications; online infringement of copyright and penalties for infringement of copyright and performers’ rights; internet domain registries; the functions of the Channel Four Television Corporation; the regulation of television and radio services; the regulation of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; the Video Recordings Act 1984; and the public lending right in relation to electronic publications.
References
- Digital Economy Act 2010
- http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2010/ukpga_20100024_en_1
- Digital Britain, final report
- http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/final-report/
This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.