The establishment of British bill intended to ensure the protection of copyright will be late, analysis Tuesday February 1, the Financial Times. Jeremy Hunt, Minister of Culture, has reservations on one of the most contentious of the bill on the Digital Economy (Digital Economy Act), which was carried by the Labour government in April 2010.
The Digital Economy Act establishes a blocking sites accused of allowing users to exchange files that do not respect copyright. Minister says do not "have a problem with the principle of blocking a site that would facilitate the illegal downloading of content," but asked whether such a measure could be "in practice".
CLAIMS EXPECTED IN SPRING The Minister has instructed Ofcom, the British telecoms regulator, to make a report on this issue. What would be the "robustness" of blocking? Are certain parts of a site can only be blocked? What is the cost for providers of Internet access? Are the main questions of the department, the BBC notes.
Ofcom should make its findings this spring. Quoted by the Guardian, Peter Bradwell, of the Open Rights Group, sees the minister's announcement a sign Hunt "encouraging" and proof that the government "listens to the concerns raised by people on the Digital Economy Act. Geoff Taylor, a representative of the music industry, also cited by the newspaper, for its part considers that measures to prevent access to illegal content remain "essential". 
The Digital Economy Act establishes a blocking sites accused of allowing users to exchange files that do not respect copyright. Minister says do not "have a problem with the principle of blocking a site that would facilitate the illegal downloading of content," but asked whether such a measure could be "in practice".
CLAIMS EXPECTED IN SPRING The Minister has instructed Ofcom, the British telecoms regulator, to make a report on this issue. What would be the "robustness" of blocking? Are certain parts of a site can only be blocked? What is the cost for providers of Internet access? Are the main questions of the department, the BBC notes.
Ofcom should make its findings this spring. Quoted by the Guardian, Peter Bradwell, of the Open Rights Group, sees the minister's announcement a sign Hunt "encouraging" and proof that the government "listens to the concerns raised by people on the Digital Economy Act. Geoff Taylor, a representative of the music industry, also cited by the newspaper, for its part considers that measures to prevent access to illegal content remain "essential".
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