I usually shy away from discussing politics online, and but it looks like I opened a can of worms on myself on Twitter this morning after I said "A worthy petition, but I wish it were better worded" in response to this petition. Here, I set out my thoughts in more than 140 characters.

For those not familiar with the background, Charles Arthur of The Guardian has a good article about the current proposed changes to British copyright law.

The petition I'm talking about is about the concrete changes themselves, not the idea that the business ...