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dc.contributor.authorRomero Moreno, Felipe
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-01T10:36:01Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T10:36:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-21
dc.identifier.citationRomero Moreno , F 2013 , ' Unblocking the Digital Economy Act 2010 : human rights issues in the UK ' , International Review of Law, Computers & Technology , vol. 27 , no. 1-2 , pp. 18-45 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2013.764149
dc.identifier.issn1360-0869
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-7545-7740/work/124446601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/15958
dc.descriptionThis is the accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Review of Law, Computers and Technology on 21 March 2013. The version of record [Romero-Moreno, F. (2013) ‘Unblocking the Digital Economy Act 2010, human rights issues in the UK’, International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 27(1-2): 18-45, first published on line March 21, 2013] is available online via doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2013.764149
dc.description.abstractThrough an example of a study utilizing the case-law research method, this paper critically assesses whether taking into account both the findings of Mr La Rue (the United Nations Rapporteur on Human Rights) as well as some Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) case-law, website blocking could be implemented in a way which is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in particular, with Article 10. Drawing upon, inter alia, Ofcom site blocking review, sections 17 and 18 of the Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEA), section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), and some independent expert evidence, this paper's major argument is that in view of the CJEU SABAM v Scarlet and SABAM v Netlog, the UK government's decision to repeal the website blocking provisions of the DEA appears appropriate. The paper examines the findings of Fox v BT. It contrasts such findings with the CJEU's case-law and in light of the incompatibility of any website blocking measure with the cumulative three-part test set out in the United Nations Rapporteur on Human Rights discusses a number of implications. It concludes that given that the implementation of content blocking systems, such as Cleanfeed is likely to result in general monitoring being carried out; the UK government could possibly be in breach of EU law, namely, Article 15(1) of Directive 2000/31.en
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dc.format.extent781105
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Review of Law, Computers & Technology
dc.subjectwebsite blocking orders
dc.subjectDigital Economy Act 2010 (DEA)
dc.subjectfreedom of expresion
dc.subjectcopyright
dc.subjectfile sharing
dc.subjectUN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the internet
dc.subjectArticle 10 ECHR
dc.subjectsection 97A CDPA
dc.titleUnblocking the Digital Economy Act 2010 : human rights issues in the UKen
dc.contributor.institutionHertfordshire Law School
dc.contributor.institutionSocial Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.date.embargoedUntil2015-09-21
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1080/13600869.2013.764149
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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