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<font color="#000000">If anyone wants more details, there is an
official statement from the Department of Business, Innovation and
Skills here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=408001&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=431">http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=408001&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=431</a>
and a transcript of Mandelson's speech to the C&BINet forum here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cabinetforum.org/blog/lord_mandelson_speech_transcript_on_p2p_copyright_and_creative_industries/">http://www.cabinetforum.org/blog/lord_mandelson_speech_transcript_on_p2p_copyright_and_creative_industries/</a>
.<br>
<br>
Apparently this was at a government-sponsored forum to debate copyright
issues; the key note speech was given by the CEO of Vivendi and looking
through the guest speakers list, I'm not sure how they hoped to have
any sort of fair "debate" on copyright. <br>
<br>
PPUK are working on some form of official response at the moment.<br>
</font>-- <br>
Duke<br>
<br>
Chief Administrative Officer, Pirate Party International<br>
Policy Group Leader, Pirate Party UK<br>
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Alex Foti wrote:
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cite="mid:409d333f0910290212m6dfe50a7x3365862b54f5a59d@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Mandelson confirms file-sharing crackdown<br>
Business secretary confirms that persistent illegal file sharers could<br>
have their broadband accounts suspended as part of the UK government's<br>
plan to curb online piracy<br>
Read more >><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/LKDIB/M9D1S/PRFP6K/TJJO3/36/t">http://link.ft.com/r/EB8122/LKDIB/M9D1S/PRFP6K/TJJO3/36/t</a></blockquote>
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