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19:14 15th July 2010
The recent introduction of regulation regarding digital media has prompted politicians in the UK to get involved, according to Pete Wishart MP, vice-convenor of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Intellectual Property.
Mr Wishart said that "what the Digital Economy Act did do is engage parliament, probably for the first time, in some of the issues and concerns in the digital world".
The member of parliament added that while legislation will always be perceived as contentious, the act will ensure parliament continues to debate the issues surrounding the use of digital content, a topic that can also be discussed during IT courses.
He was speaking earlier this week at the Westminster eForum keynote seminar: Filesharing, copyright and the digital consumer, which took place in London.
Separately, BT and TalkTalk have filed papers with the high court asking for a judicial review with regards to the Digital Economy Act, which regulates digital media. The two corporations argue provisions in the act, aimed at the prevention of online copyright infringement, were not properly scrutinised before being rushed through into law at the tail-end of the last parliament.
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