Topic: Government drops website blocking

[Clive]

Plans to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped by the government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14372698

[sam]

that'll save them some money and aggravation.

[Rik]

If they ever work out what to put in the Bill.

[sam]

no copyright. simples.

[Rik]

They couldn't justify their salaries if they made it too simple, Sam.

[GillE]

Could it be that Parliamentarians can't understand the concept of intellectual property protection because they've never produced any intellectual property worth protecting?

[Rik]

A very good point, Gill.