The government today fleshed out the digital rights agency proposed in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report and called for comment from the industry and consumers.The agency would establish a co-regulatory approach for navigating online copyright issues for film and music content, including illegal file sharing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/13/uk-government-outlines-digital-rights-agencyFile sharing agency up for debate
The government has outlined the details of its proposed digital rights agency.The agency -a key element of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report – would encourage people to use legal sources of copyrighted material.The proposals, which Lord Carter called a “straw man” have been published to trigger a debate on the subject, rather than an outline of future policy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7945754.stmBritain Targets Illegal Downloads
British Communications Minister Lord Stephen Carter has revealed more details of his plan to create a digital rights agency that’s designed to help combat illegal file-sharing.The agency was one of the proposals in Carter’s Digital Britain report, which was released at the end of January. It is hoped that the agency will help ISPs and audio and visual content creators work together to create a way to combat illegal file-sharing.
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UK government outlines digital rights agency proposal
The government today fleshed out the digital rights agency proposed in Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report and called for comment from the industry and consumers.