digital economy bill

I don't very often ask you to do things, but today (if you live in the UK) I'd like to ask you to write to your MP to oppose the Digital Economy Bill which the government is trying to rush through Parliament before the upcoming general election. As proposed, this bill will give the government the powers to deny internet access to anyone who they consider has infringed copyright. And that is not right. 38 degrees have made it easy for you: they've compiled an online letter that’ll take you less than 2 minutes to complete. You just enter your postcode (so they can find your MP) and click “participate” to get started.

I've just sent off mine. Please go and do yours now.

Thank you.

Comments

[Jenny WOolf]

Is your objection that the government is being high handed and acting as judge and jury?

I don't see anything too bad in the principle of the thing, but it's a matter certainly of how it is effected.

[owenblacker.livejournal.com]

@Jenny: Yes, it's definitely a matter of how it's implemented. The text in the Bill as it stands is deeply flawed.

@David: It's also worth mentioning that people should hand-craft the letter as much as possible (even if it's only a case of tweaking the sample text on 38 Degrees' site). Form letters to MP are evil, mmkay? http://www.writetothem.com/about-qa#formletters :o)