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Announcements => News Articles => Topic started by: BritBrat on June 22, 2011, 01:19:44 PM

Title: New web censorship plans leaked – tell your MP
Post by: BritBrat on June 22, 2011, 01:19:44 PM

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"Confidential" documents sent to this blog show the Premier League has joined a coalition of rights holders including the Publishers Association, BPI, Motion Picture Association and others lobbying hard for a great copyright firewall of Britain.

The group is attempting to influence public policy with a desperate-sounding and confused in places confidential submission to minister for the internets Ed Vaizey, who discussed the proposal at a meeting of stakeholders (including ISPs) last Wednesday

slightlyrightofcentre.com (http://www.slightlyrightofcentre.com/2011/06/premier-league-joins-group-lobbying-for.html)

More info and how to contact your MP.

openrightsgroup.org (http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2011/rights-holders-propose-voluntary-website-blocking-scheme)