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Digital Economy Act 2010

2010 c. 24 · Enacted 8 April 2010 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about the functions of the Office of Communications; to make provision about the online infringement of copyright and about penalties for infringement of copyright and performers' rights; to make provision about internet domain registries; to make provision about the functions of the Channel Four Television Corporation; to make provision about the regulation of television and radio services; to make provision about the regulation of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; to amend the Video Recordings Act 1984; to make provision about public lending right in relation to electronic publications; and for connected purposes.

[8th April 2010]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. OFCOM reports
  2. 1OFCOM reports on infrastructure, internet domain names etc
  3. 2OFCOM reports on media content
  4. Online infringement of copyright
  5. 3Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements
  6. 4Obligation to provide infringement lists to copyright owners
  7. 5Approval of code about the initial obligations
  8. 6Initial obligations code by OFCOM in the absence of an approved code
  9. 7Contents of initial obligations code
  10. 8Progress reports
  11. 9Obligations to limit internet access: assessment and preparation
  12. 10Obligations to limit internet access
  13. 11Code by OFCOM about obligations to limit internet access
  14. 12Contents of code about obligations to limit internet access
  15. 13Subscriber appeals
  16. 14Enforcement of obligations
  17. 15Sharing of costs
  18. 16Interpretation and consequential provision
  19. 17Power to make provision about injunctions preventing access to locations on the internet Repealed
  20. 18Consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny Repealed
  21. Powers in relation to internet domain registries
  22. 19Powers in relation to internet domain registries
  23. 20Appointment of manager of internet domain registry
  24. 21Application to court to alter constitution of internet domain registry
  25. Channel Four Television Corporation
  26. 22Functions of C4C in relation to media content
  27. 23Monitoring and enforcing C4C's media content duties
  28. Independent television services
  29. 24Determination of Channel 3 licence areas
  30. 25Initial expiry date for Channel 3 and 5 and public teletext licences
  31. 26Initial expiry date: consequential provision
  32. 27Report by OFCOM on public teletext service Repealed
  33. 28Power to remove OFCOM's duty to secure provision of public teletext service Repealed
  34. 29Broadcasting of programmes in Gaelic
  35. Independent radio services
  36. 30Digital switchover
  37. 31Renewal of national radio licences
  38. 32Renewal and variation of local radio licences
  39. 33Variation of licence period following renewal
  40. 34Content and character of local sound broadcasting services
  41. 35Radio multiplex services: frequency and licensed area
  42. 36Renewal of radio multiplex licences
  43. Regulation of television and radio services
  44. 37Application of regulatory regimes to broadcasters
  45. Access to electromagnetic spectrum
  46. 38Payment for licences
  47. 39Enforcement of licence terms etc Repealed
  48. Video recordings
  49. 40Classification of video games etc
  50. 41Designated authority for video games etc
  51. Copyright and performers' property rights: penalties
  52. 42Increase of penalties relating to infringing articles or illicit recordings
  53. Public lending right
  54. 43Public lending right
  55. General
  56. 44Power to make consequential provision etc
  57. 45Repeals
  58. 46Extent
  59. 47Commencement
  60. 48Short title
  61. Schedule 1: Classification of video games etc: supplementary provision
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. 4Paragraph 4
  66. 5Paragraph 5
  67. 6Paragraph 6
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. 8Paragraph 8
  70. 9Paragraph 9
  71. 10Paragraph 10
  72. 11Paragraph 11
  73. 12Paragraph 12
  74. Schedule 2Repeals