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Julian Huppert: Winning the battle on the Digital Economy Act

By Julian Huppert | Tue 1st February 2011 - 2:33 pm

In common with many Liberal Democrats, I have opposed the Digital Economy Act since its introduction as a Bill during the dog-days of the Labour government.

Along with Bridget Fox, Obhi Chatterjee and an army of activists online and offline, I helped to get an emergency motion passed almost unanimously at Spring Conference last year that condemned the Bill, in particular for its provisions on website-blocking.

The motion also called for a working group to be created to draw up policy papers on information technology and intellectual property. I now act as chair of that working group, and you can find details of its progress at www.makeitpolicy.org.uk, among other places.

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Posted in News and Op-eds | Also tagged bridget fox, digital economy act, jeremy hunt and ofcom | 9 Comments

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