Digital economy bill: what you need to know

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Mon, 03/22/2010 - 01:00

The lowdown on the digital economy bill which could be rushed into law by the election

The murmuring in parliament is that the digital economy bill will get its second reading on Tuesday 6 April – the day that Gordon Brown is expected to hop into a car and head over to the palace to ask for the dissolution of parliament.

The timing is precise: by getting its second reading in the Commons, the bill becomes eligible to go...


 

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