THE DIGIT
INTRODUCED IN
AL ECONOMY
THE UK
BILL
The UK Government plans to ensure the UK is
“Better protecting our creative communities
at the leading edge of the global digital economy.
from the threat of online infringement will en-

sure existing and emerging talent is rewarded
Published jointly by the Department for Business
and will bring new choices for online consum-
and the Department for Culture, Media and
ers.”
Sport, the Bill aims to support growth in the crea-

tive and digital sectors and includes measures
“Creating the right conditions for investment in
aimed at tackling widespread online infringement
our communications infrastructure will bring
of creative copyright, such as peer-to-peer file-
benefits for households and businesses in all
sharing.
parts of the country.”


Other key proposals look to strengthen the UK’s
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw said:
communications infrastructure, such as super-

fast broadband, via the introduction of new Of-
"Our digital economy is worth around 8% of
com duties to encourage investment.
GDP.


The Bill also puts in place measures to protect
“Britain's creative industries have become
the creation of a range of engaging public ser-
number one in the world as a proportion of our
vice content, from multiple providers, on multiple
economy.
platforms. Specifically, it addresses the urgent

need for action to secure provision of news in
“This Bill is a key part of the Government's
the nations, locally and in the regions.
active industrial strategy and will maintain and

build on Britain's leading position. It includes
Lord Mandelson said:
measures to ensure universal broadband, the

protection of music, film and other creative
“On current definitions our digital economy ac-
content and the future of quality local and re-
counts for nearly £1 in every £10 that the whole
gional news. The market will not provide these
British economy produces each year – so our
things, only Government action can.”
creative and digital industries are key to Britain’s

future economic success. This Bill will give them
Find how this will affect your business:
the framework to develop competitively and
http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/digitalbritain/
make the UK a global creative leader.
digital-economy-bill/





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