Andrew Orlowski

Collected Journalism

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  • A user’s timetable to the Digital Economy Act

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Now that the Digital Economy Act has been passed by both Houses, what can internet users expect, and when? Quick answer: nothing much soon.… Read More

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  • Digital Economy: a Sketch from the Commons

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Live TV and internet coverage allowed the nation to feel grubby as the Mandybill was shunted through the House of Commons late last night. The government’s replacement for Clause 18 – a catch-all illiberal web-blocking measure that few in the music business ever expected to survive – was approved, and the photographers cemented a spectacular…

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  • Kumbaya is not a legal defence

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Maybe photographers have a guardian angel, after all. The Stop 43 campaign to throw out the orphan works clause may be the only part of the vast Digital Economy Bill where activists have achieved their goal – rather than made things worse. With the Tories pledging to drop the clause, it’s unlikely to survive the…

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  • Digital Economy marathon reaches Wash Up

    Digital Economy marathon reaches Wash Up

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    The Mandybill looks set to become law, with its teeth and gold fillings intact. Conservatives have vowed to oppose three controversial clauses of the Digital Economy Bill in the next 48 hours of legislative horse trading, but will keep the online file sharing portions intact. Photographers have been more persuasive than the anti-copyright lobby: Clause…

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  • Open Rights Group musters Flash Mob… of 7

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Music House — HQ for a number of the UK music industry’s trade groups — was in a lock-down situation this lunchtime as an Open Rights Group Flash Mob descended, protesting against the Digital Economy Bill. As many as seven protesters could be seen outside the Berners Street offices, according to staff who phoned us…

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  • Associated Newspapes, GMG to pool newsrooms

    Associated Newspapes, GMG to pool newsrooms

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Marketing teams at both newspapers discovered a new super-segment of the declining newspaper market they have informally dubbed ‘the new authoritarian’. According to one circulation manager, this is a reader who “wants to find out what everybody is doing, and stop them doing it” Read more at The Register… Read More

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