Digital Economy Act 2010

This article is about the 2010 act. For the 2017 act, see Digital Economy Act 2017.

Digital Economy Act 2010
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn 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.
Citation2010 c 24
Introduced byLord Mandelson
Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
Commencement
  • 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) (part)
  • 8 June 2010 (2010-06-08) (part)
  • pending (part)
Repealeds.17 and 18 repealed 2011
Other legislation
Relates toCommunications Act 2003, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Video Recordings Act 1984
Status: Current legislation
[s.3 through 16 ("The Code") have never come into force History of passage through Parliament]
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Digital Economy Act 2010 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Digital Economy Act 2010 (c. 24) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act addresses media policy issues related to digital media, including copyright infringement, Internet domain names, Channel 4 media content, local radio and video games. Introduced to Parliament by Lord Mandelson on 20 November 2009, it received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. It came into force two months later, with some exceptions: several sections – 5, 6, 7, 15, 16(1)and 30 to 32 – came into force immediately, whilst others required a statutory instrument before they would come into force.[1] However some provisions have never come into force since the required statutory instruments were never passed by Parliament and considered to be "shelved" by 2014,[2] and other sections were repealed.

  1. ^ "Digital Economy Act, section 16: Commencement". UK Government. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Digital Economy Act copyright regime shelved by UK government".