The Liberal Democrats are preparing to change their controversial amendment to the digital economy bill, which has its third and final reading in the House of Lords on Monday.

The change would give sites blocked under the bill the power to challenge it in the courts, and to demand legal costs and damages from any copyright owner that caused it to be wrongly blocked through court proceedings.

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www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/15/lib-dems-amend-digital-economy-bill

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Lords set to vote on Digital Economy Bill
Peers have filed last-minute amendments to the Digital Economy Bill, which will go to vote in the House of Lords for the last time on Monday afternoon before going through to MPs.

The bill, which covers issues ranging from copyright enforcement to a broadband universal service commitment for the UK, had its first reading in the Lords on 11 November 2009. Several amendments are scheduled for debate in its third reading on Monday, including a call by Lord Whitty and the Earl of Erroll for an economic and social impact assessment of the technical measures proposed in the bill.
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