Leaked UK Government Plan to Protect Copyright with Militias

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Fri, 11/20/2009 - 04:45

A source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I've ever seen.

An unelected official would have the power to do anything without Parliamentary oversight or debate, provided it was done in the name of protecting copyright.


 

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