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	<title>The Digital Economy</title>
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	<description>Britain&#039;s Digital Economy and Technology Law</description>
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		<title>Clause 42: License to license copyright</title>
		<link>http://digitaleconomy.thegisthub.net/2010/01/22/license-to-license/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[IP & Copyright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State will be able to authorise a licensing body to grant copyright licences for works they do not own, and without the consent of the rightsholder.]]></description>
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		<title>Disconnection from the internet</title>
		<link>http://digitaleconomy.thegisthub.net/2010/01/22/three-strikes-disconnection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[ISPs & Internet Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Powers & Penalties]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bill would introduce a reserve power for the Secretary of State to impose so-called technical measures as sanctions against copyright infringers. This is commonly referred to as "graduated response" or "three strikes (and you're off the Internet)".  However this is not how the Digital Economy Bill is written.]]></description>
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		<title>Provision of public internet access</title>
		<link>http://digitaleconomy.thegisthub.net/2010/01/22/public-internet-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[ISPs & Internet Access]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Providers of public internet access are liable for any rights infringement on their network. The fear of liability may be too great for small providers such as internet cafes and transport terminals to continue to risk providing access.]]></description>
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		<title>Clause 17: Power to amend copyright provisions</title>
		<link>http://digitaleconomy.thegisthub.net/2010/01/22/amend-copyright-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Powers & Penalties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clause 17 permits the Secretary of State (in the present and future governments) to restrict or extend copyright law without Parliamentary debate and without a vote in the House of Commons.]]></description>
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		<title>Clause 11: Obligations to limit internet access</title>
		<link>http://digitaleconomy.thegisthub.net/2010/01/22/obligations-to-limit-internet-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The GIST Hub</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Powers & Penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Digital Economy Bill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clause 11 gives the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (currently Lord Mandelson), the power to oblige internet service providers to limit internet access, as <em>the Secretary</em> considers it appropriate.]]></description>
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