Peter Mandelson's influence over the controversy strewn Digital Economy Act has landed him ISPA's Internet Villain of the Year award.
Lord Mandelson is widely (dis)credited for siding with the copyright industry and introducing draconian legislation into the act, which could see ISPs forced to hand over details of persistent file-sharers and compelled to block sites accused of hosting copyrighted material.
Yesterday, ISPs BT and TalkTalk applied for a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, claiming that the legislation wasn't given due scrutiny in its whistle-stop passage through the House of Commons at the tail-end of the last parliament.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/359323/mandelson-steals-net-villain-crown
I'm surprised Lord Meddlesome didn't turn up to collect such a prestigious award :dunno:
Quote from: zappaDPJ on Jul 09, 2010, 23:22:16
I'm surprised Lord Meddlesome didn't turn up to collect such a prestigious award :dunno:
Busy in the Deathstar I expect
;D