Andrew Orlowski

Collected Journalism

  • For me, the iPad is just a port short

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Quite unexpectedly, it’s looking like a useful bit of daily computing kit. It hasn’t taken long for the iPad to be seen as a bit more than a pointless and expensive luxury lifestyle accessory. Just nine weeks – and in that time the hardware spec hasn’t changed at all. But last week’s iPhone 4.0 preview,…

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  • TalkTalk, ORG see cash from Mandybill chaos

    TalkTalk, ORG see cash from Mandybill chaos

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Never let the facts, or taste, get in the way of a marketing campaign, we say. TalkTalk boldly promised today to fight disconnection requests in court, at least until after the election. Carphone Warehouse strategy director Andrew Heaney made the pledge on his blog. The fact that ISPs don’t get any disconnection requests, and if…

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  • A user’s timetable to the Digital Economy Act

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Now that the Digital Economy Act has been passed by both Houses, what can internet users expect, and when? Quick answer: nothing much soon.…

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  • Digital Economy: a Sketch from the Commons

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Live TV and internet coverage allowed the nation to feel grubby as the Mandybill was shunted through the House of Commons late last night. The government’s replacement for Clause 18 – a catch-all illiberal web-blocking measure that few in the music business ever expected to survive – was approved, and the photographers cemented a spectacular…

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  • Kumbaya is not a legal defence

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    Maybe photographers have a guardian angel, after all. The Stop 43 campaign to throw out the orphan works clause may be the only part of the vast Digital Economy Bill where activists have achieved their goal – rather than made things worse. With the Tories pledging to drop the clause, it’s unlikely to survive the…

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  • Digital Economy marathon reaches Wash Up

    Digital Economy marathon reaches Wash Up

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    Andrew Orlowski

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    The Mandybill looks set to become law, with its teeth and gold fillings intact. Conservatives have vowed to oppose three controversial clauses of the Digital Economy Bill in the next 48 hours of legislative horse trading, but will keep the online file sharing portions intact. Photographers have been more persuasive than the anti-copyright lobby: Clause…

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