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DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL

Broadband: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of role of the Digital Economy Bill in strengthening and modernising the country’s communication infrastructure, equipping the UK to compete and lead in the global digital economy. See also the other factsheets, URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.

Consultation on legislative options to address illicit peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation sets out and gather views on a proposal for a co-regulatory approach that could be adopted in order to facilitate and ensure co-operation between internet service providers (ISPs) and rights holders to address the problem of illicit use to peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technology to exchange unlawful copies of copyright material. Includes impact assessment. Consultation period ended 30 October 2008. See URN 09/637 for Government response, and 09/1022 for further consultation.

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Copyright: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of copyright licensing as it relates to the Digital Economy Bill, and how the Bill will simplify it. See also the factsheets with further information on copyright (URN 10/701), about online infringement of copyright (09/1587), and power to amend copyright provisions (09/1588), and URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.

Delivering digital inclusion: letter from Lord Carter, Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting to champion and task force members. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Open letter from Lord Carter setting out the mission for delivering digital inclusion. Includes overviews of key challenges and who digital inclusion aims to help.

Digital Britain report. Government response to consultation to the consultation on the proposed new duties for Ofcom on resilience: secondary information. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Secondary information relating to the Government response to a consultation on legislative changes to Ofcom's duties URN 09/1249. See 09/1466 for the Government response to related consultation 09/1138.

Digital Britain report: impact assessment. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overarching impact assessment for the Digital Britain final report (09/1026) and related mini impact assessments for specific areas. These include universal service commitment 2Mb/s, next generation access, radio spectrum modernisation, illegal peer-to-peer file sharing, preparing for digital radio migration, fostering creative ambition, public sector broadcasting, news in the nations and regions, digital participation (media literacy).

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Digital Britain: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of role of the Digital Economy Bill, and how it aims to secure the UK's position as one of the world's leading digital knowledge economies. See also the other factsheets, URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.

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Digital Economy Bill: a summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Details the purpose behind the Digital Economy Bill as introduced into Parliament, and gives a short summary of the contents of the Bill at the date of introduction. The Bill includes measures to support or enable actions set out in the Digital Britain white paper (URN 09/1026) and the related implementation plan (09/1171).

Digital Economy Bill: impact assessments. Second edition. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Updated impact assessments that look at the rationale for Government action on the Digital Economy Bill proposals. Details the expected costs, benefits and impact of the policy measures contained in the Digital Economy Bill. Includes an equality impact assessment and individual assessments for each of the policy proposals.

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Digital radio: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of the digital radio upgrade programme, part of the Digital Economy Bill. It aims to enable digital audio broadcasting (DAB) to be a primary distribution network for radio. See also URN 09/1586 for further details, and the other factsheets 09/1503 to 09/1514.

Effective content initiative (ECI) workshop: 16 November 2006. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Flyer for first workshop on effective content initiative, co-sponsored by International Visual Communication Association.

Effective content newsletter: April 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

News on the effective content initiative, which is a DTI initiative that focuses on how a broadband-enabled approach can make a difference to public service delivery.

ENUM: consultation on the proposed arrangements. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Closed consultation. Consultation document on proposals for the management in the UK of ENUM, a system that links telephone numbers to Internet names and destinations, thereby increasing the flexibility of electronic communications. Consultation period ended 10 November 2004.

From exuberant youth to sustainable maturity: competitive analysis of the UK games software sector. Executive summary. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Summary of a report (URN 02/1428), written by Spectrum Strategy Consultants for the DTI, which provides a historical and current-snapshot view of the competitiveness of the UK games software industry. It aims to set out how the UK industry compares with respect to the games software industries of other countries. It also presents a view of the comparative performance of the games industry with respect to other creative industries within the UK.

Government response: consultation on legislative options to address illicit peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides the Government response to the consultation on legislative option to address illicit P2P file sharing (URN 08/1096). Includes summary of responses to the consultation and an impact assessment. See also further consultation 09/1022.

Government statement on the proposed P2P file-sharing legislation. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Statement relating to the consultation on legislation to tackle the problem of unlawful peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing (URN 09/1022). Describes how the Government's thinking on the process supporting the objectives and the obligations has developed, and requests feedback on this. Extended the deadline for responses to the consultation to 29 September 2009. See 09/1499 for the Government response.

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Internet domain names: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of the domain name system and the changes that the Digital Economy Bill will bring to it. See also the factsheet on internet domain registries (URN 10/703), and other factsheets 09/1504 to 09/1514.

Key trends and issues in UK media and telecoms to 2012. Digital Britain. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Annex 1 to the Digital Britain interim report (URN 09/548). An analysis of economic and consumer trends, issues and patterns of use in UK media and telecoms.

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Online infringement of copyright: detail regarding clauses 4-16. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Explains in more detail the Government's thinking on the operation and implications of clauses 4 to 16 of the Digital Economy Bill. See also the factsheet on the online infringement of copyright URN 09/1587.

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Power to amend copyright provisions: the details. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Additional information about the power to amend copyright provisions relating to the Digital Economy Bill. It builds on the Copyright factsheet (URN 09/1504), see also the factsheet about online infringement of copyright (09/1587).

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Provision of news: supplementary factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Additional information on the Government’s proposals for supporting sustainable multi-platform news in the nations, regionally and locally. Relates to the Digital Economy Bill's changes to the provision of news. See URN 09/1510 for general background on Independently Funded News Consortia (IFNCs).

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Public lending right: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of changes in the Digital Economy Bill that aim to give libraries the authority to legally lend books in digital formats by exempting libraries from certain aspect of copyright law, removing the need for libraries to negotiate individual contracts with publishers. See also the other factsheets, URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.

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Public service content: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of the changes that the Digital Economy Bill will bring to ensure the provision of engaging public service content of quality and range, from multiple providers on multiple platforms, to a world-class standard. See also the other factsheets, URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.

The games industry in Eastern Europe; an overview of the games industry and related sectors in Estonia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Identifies collaboration and/or business development opportunities for UK computer games companies in three eastern and central European countries.

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Video game classification: factsheet. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Overview of how the Digital Economy Bill will extend the scope of the Video Recordings Act 1984 to encompass a strengthened system of classification for video games by ensuring that all video games suitable for viewing only by persons aged 12 years and above are properly classified. See also the other factsheets, URN 09/1503 to 09/1514.