UK watchdog publishes internet piracy plans
08 June 2010
Emma Barraclough, London
Ofcom, the UK communications watchdog, has issued details of how it plans to crack down on online copyright infringement
Seven of the country's largest ISPs - BT, Talk Talk, Virgin Media, Sky, Orange, O2 and Post Office - will be covered by Ofcom's new code.
The Digital Economy Act 2010, one of the final - and most controversial - pieces of legislation passed by Parliament under the last government, requires Ofcom to draw up a code of practice that sets out how it will enforce a series of anti-infringement measures contained in the law.
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