[x-pubpol] UK Government Tried To Make It Harder To Appeal Three Strikes Accusations

[Joly MacFie]

[ 12 day old old news, but I missed it at the time]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110901/02321715763/uk-government-tried-to-make-it-harder-to-appeal-three-strikes-accusations.shtml

Some "leaked" documents in the UK show that the government (and take one
wild guess who asked them to do this...) asked the regulators at Ofcom to
limit the ability to
appeal<http://www.slightlyrightofcentre.com/2011/08/shock-as-leaked-document-reveals.html>
:

*The Government has asked Ofcom to remove a catch-all in the appeals process
which allowed appeals to be made on "any other reasonable ground."

This catch-all was previously thought necessary, as the list of grounds for
appeal was "non-exhaustive" and may need updating as technology evolves.
Justice for internet subscribers is now dependent on Ofcom coming back with
an exhaustive list of appeal grounds in the redrafted IOC; and, keeping this
list up-to-date as technology evolves (and, presumably, updating the
legislation in Parliament and notifying each update to the EC).*

It looks like Ofcom may have pushed back and doesn't appear supportive of
such an effort
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