Premier League lawyers want the culture secretary, Andy Burnham, and the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, to crack down on copyright infringement by making internet service providers responsible for the actions of their subscribers, and appoint an "IP tsar" to coordinate action across government.Interesting article on live sports TV stream piracy, by the way. The problem exists here, too.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
More IP Czars? Or 'Tsars'?
The Guardian reports that some in the UK are apparently envious:
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Don;t they know that czar is an ugly word?? And great, another entity spying on our actions online.
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