RE: [OT] Interesting Government website

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting - wonder how long it will take before they get petitions
like 'ban all work' - maybe they already have? ;)

I'd sign that one!!!

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Keith Doxey
> Sent: 08 January 2007 10:21
> To: UKHA Discussion
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Interesting Government website
>
> Hi All,
>
> Found out about this website today.
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk
>
> where Joe Public has the chance to sign electronic petitions aimed at
> those
> in power.
>
> I was pointed there because of petition about proposed roadpricing
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/
>
>
> You can also browse to see what other petitions are open for signing.
In
> the
> "Science, technology and innovation" there is a petition
about the use of
> DRM
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bandrm/
>
> "Recently APIG has performed a public inquiry into the use of DRM
which
> has
> recommended clearly labelling DRM infected products (among other
> recommendations). We want the government to go one step further and
ban
> the
> use of DRM in digital content. We believe DRM removes the freedom of
> choice
> between competing products and locks users into using a particular
> service.
> We do not believe that digital content should be cost free, but it
should
> be
> provided in such a way that a person who has purchased a copy of it
has
> control over that copy."
>
> Regards
>
> Keith
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