Comments on: UK Parliament Hurriedly Approves Online Piracy Law http://paidcontent.org/2010/04/08/419-uk-parliament-hurriedly-approves-online-piracy-law/ The economics of digital content Sun, 19 May 2013 07:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rosslyn Rose http://paidcontent.org/2010/04/08/419-uk-parliament-hurriedly-approves-online-piracy-law/#comment-77937 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:07:28 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/04/08/419-uk-parliament-hurriedly-approves-online-piracy-law/#comment-77937 Commons passes Digital Economy Bill, minus the worst bits (but without the good bits, either): http://cnt.to/kkG (tip: @paidContent)

]]> By: Ellipsis http://paidcontent.org/2010/04/08/419-uk-parliament-hurriedly-approves-online-piracy-law/#comment-77936 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:02:46 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2010/04/08/419-uk-parliament-hurriedly-approves-online-piracy-law/#comment-77936 Is it possible for it to be denied royal assent? It has happened a few times in Canada when theLieutenant Governor of Alberta denied royal assent for a bills that would have seen government control of the media and banks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accurate_News_and_Information_Act

Of course this bill is slightly less extreme but everyone knows that A) it has not been debated B) the people have had NO SAY in it. If the Sovereign denied royal assent well that might actually make the position useful.

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