What is Digital Economy Act 2010?
The '''Digital Economy Act''' 2010 is a [[law]] passed by the [[British]] [[government]]. It was introduced to prevent software piracy and to give [[Ofcom]] extra power to combat piracy. The law also deals with other things related to [[technology]] and [[television]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page21348 |title=Summary of the Digital Economy Act |access-date=2010-05-18 |archive-date=2010-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417141551/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page21348 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some people have said that the act was not examined well enough before it became law and should be changed to be more fair.<ref>[http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2009/digital-economy-bill Open Rights Group's comments]</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Software piracy]] * [[Computer legislation]] * [[United Kingdom]] == References == {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:2010s Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Software]] [[Category:2010 in the United Kingdom]]