The BBC's Technology Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, has published the results of his Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Department for Business. The request demanded information about any correspondence relating to online piracy or illegal file-sharing by UK broadband ISP users.

Today Cellan-Jones has published the results of this request, which includes a stack of letters to and from Lord Mandelson and other ministers relating to this issue. The letters show a great deal of lobbying by all sides, though there's nothing that would really surprise anybody, except for the comical "Mandelweasel" correspondence :laugh: .


Separately a new Ofcom study today found that 44% of children aged 12-15 say they think that downloading shared copies of films and music for free should not be illegal, with 18% saying they don't know and 38% saying it should be illegal. Boys aged 12-15 are more likely to say it should not be illegal (48%).

Digital Economy: The Mandelson letters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/03/digital_economy_the_mandelson.html