Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that controversial plans to force ISPs to block websites hosting copyright infringing material are to be dumped. The provision, contained in the Digital Economy Act, was shown to be unworkable in a detailed report by Ofcom. However, the government are considering alternative measures for reducing online copyright infringement. For the full story visit the BBC News website.
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