April 9th, 2010

Lawmakers have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to technology

Oh. My. God. Over in the UK, they’re in the process of passing the Digital Economy Bill, which three seconds of research suggests is analogous to the DMCA here in the U.S. Better people than I have already written extensively about why it’s Truly Evil, but this is pretty funny. “Copyright owners are currently able to go on-line, look for material to which they hold the copyright and identify… → Read More

March 5th, 2010

TechCrunch backs the launch of The Coalition for a Digital Economy in the UK

Today TechCrunch Europe is backing the creation of a new entity to support a lasting, sustainable and innovative Digital Economy for British businesses based on modern thinking around the Internet. Coadec (The Coalition for a Digital Economy) will represent the new wave of British businesses built on technological innovation.

What’s prompted this move?

Well, we think the UK’s Digital Economy… → Read More