<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div> fao. Richard - this first paragraph:<br>I was astonished when I clicked on the link below named:<br>"<strong></strong><strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=52215&ea.campaigner.email=l8VzodBM74ekst32P5eoZ9rfETNni0nM&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Website blocking is back on the cards</a>"<br><span style="font-weight: normal;">that it took me to a page with your name and address on it - did you intend this to be an open link to your personal information?<br>............<br></span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Net Neutrality:</span></strong><br><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">In a similar vein, namely Net Neutrality, I have lodged my objections via avaaz.org and also
'signed' the Europe wide petition as I don't think this Tory led Government are the least bit interested in Net Neutrality. Going via 'Europe' might be the only effective option.<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.euopeninternet.eu/">http://www.euopeninternet.eu/</a></span><br>Click on 'Sign Now'.<br><br>I also wrote to the MP in Shipley, Philip Davies, about my concerns re the badly crafted Digital Economy Bill* (*as it was then). He agreed with my concerns but, as it was a Labour initiative I suppose he would.<br style="font-weight: normal;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Brian</span><br></strong></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Dick Thomas <xpd259@gmail.com><br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Bradlug Mailing list <bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, 25 March, 2011 21:10:55<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Bradford] Fwd: Website blocking is back on the cards<br></font><br><p>Thought you guys and girls might like this </p>
<p>regards Dick Thomas</p>
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forgive my brevity as this email was sent from my Android mobile device</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Jim Killock" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jim.killock@openrightsgroup.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:jim.killock@openrightsgroup.org">jim.killock@openrightsgroup.org</a>><br>Date: 25 Mar 2011 21:06<br>
Subject: Website blocking is back on the cards<br>To: <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:xpd259@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:xpd259@gmail.com">xpd259@gmail.com</a>><br><br><p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/joinorg"><img src="http://www.openrightsgroup.org/assets/images/site/display_images/email/email_logo_left_2.gif" alt="Logo" height="60" width="352" border="0"></a></p>
<p>Dear richard thomas</p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.e-activist.com:80/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=52215&ea.campaigner.email=l8VzodBM74ekst32P5eoZ9rfETNni0nM&ea_broadcast_target_id=0">Website blocking is back on the cards</a></strong></p>
<p>Government ministers are talking to Internet Service Providers about website blocking. <strong>We are very worried</strong>: we think they are looking for a “plan B” if the Digital Economy Act is derailed by this week’s <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12816415" title="BBC on Judicial Review">court case</a>.
According to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/22/isps-urged-to-block-filesharing-sites" title="Guardian">Guardian</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/630610/ofcom-to-review-dea-website-blocking" title="ITPro">others</a>, ministers Ed Vaizey and Jeremy Hunt are still considering web blocking as a serious option to tackle “illegal downloading” and copyright infringement.
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<p>This week, Dr Richard Clayton, from our Advisory Council, attended a meeting with Ofcom with our campaigner Peter Bradwell, to tell them that there is <strong>no evidence that web blocking would work</strong>: and plenty that it would create collatoral damage, when the wrong sites are blocked, and <strong>citizens or companies’ legitimate activities disrupted</strong>.</p>
<p>You can do your bit by letting your MPs know that this is not acceptable. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.e-activist.com:80/ea-campaign/broadcast.response.do?ea.url.id=52216&ea.campaigner.email=l8VzodBM74ekst32P5eoZ9rfETNni0nM&ea_broadcast_target_id=0"><strong>Please email them now to tell them to oppose web blocking.</strong></a></p>
<p>Read more on the legal and technical background <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.openrightsgroup.org/ourwork/reports/copyright-and-web-blocking-in-the-uk" title="ORG web blocking briefing">here</a></p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
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<p>Jim Killock, <br>Executive Director, Open Rights Group </p>
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