Activist site urges users to email MPs to block Digital Economy Bill
There’s a lot to be concerned about the Digital Economy Bill that is being pushed through the law-making process with unseemly haste.
In response, an activist website has sprung up making it easy for the public to contact their MPs and ask them to consider the controversial bill more carefully.
38Degrees.org lets people type in their postcode to quickly find their MP, and then blast off an email demanding that the bill gets a proper debate – or is abandoned for this Parliament.
The whole process takes minutes and we strongly urge you to register your concern now.
Peter Mandelson is rushing to force the Digital Economy Bill into law before the General Election. The draconian law is opposed by industry experts, internet service providers (like TalkTalk and BT), web giants including Google, Yahoo and Ebay and even the British Library. Despite all this opposition, the Government is trying to rush it through quietly just before the election without proper debate – without a chance for us to voice our opposition. Email your MP now and urge them to stop the government rushing this law through.
There’s plenty to oppose in the Digital Economy Bill, it gives the government the ability to disconnect millions. Schools, libraries and businesses could see their connection cut if their pupils, readers of customers infringe any copyright. But one group likes it, the music industry. In a leaked memo a few days ago they admitted the only way to get the bill through would be to rush it through without a real parliamentary debate. Let’s stop that happening.
Write to your MP now urging them to stop the Government rushing the bill through. It’ll take you less than 2 minutes. Just enter your postcode above (so we can find your MP) and click “participate” to get started.
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Cheers for the link – this is really important stuff, so I hope others email their MPs too.
Very important – just done it.