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Wired UK February 2012

Pro-copyright MPs talk of 'imminent' site-blocking measures

by Olivia Solon

Wired UK 9 February 2012

A number of MPs have criticised the government
(http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php/digital-britain/741-ukminister-
says-website-blocking-proposals-imminent)
for being
"anti-copyright" and said that an announcement from the
Department for Media, Culture and Sports on website-blocking for copyright
enforcement is "imminent".

Read the cited article: UK Minister says website blocking proposals "imminent"

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