Thread: UK: DEA Enforcement delayed until 2012
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Old 04-02-2011, 12:13 PM   #225
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Precisely. Everything else was possible under existing laws. That's exactly what I keep saying: that the DEA, as it currently stands, does not impose any additional "punishment" over what was already possible.
It wasn't the punishment the entertainment industry lobbyists had problems with, it was the need to gather evidence. That was why they pushed for this law, and why the BPI wanted a hand in writing it.

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Thanks for the reference, but I'm very well aware of what the possible future steps are. But what I'm saying is that they are simply a possibility.
Do you think it is likely that entertainment industry revenue will increase by £8.4billion this year?

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We've had a change of government, and there's a Parliamentary enquiry currently under way into the DEA. Let's wait and see what happens before we start predicting the downfall of civilisation.
Do you mean the high court review that started last week because of BT and Talktalk?
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