WATCH: Seán Sherlock participates in debate on digital rights

The junior minister participated in a Digital Rights Forum with reps from Boards.ie, Irish ISPs and StopSOPAIreland.com.

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JUNIOR INNOVATION MINISTER Seán Sherlock today participated in a discussion at the Science Gallery in Dublin on digital rights, and the impact of his recent legislation on online copyright law.

Sherlock participated in the forum alongside Tom Murphy, founder of Boards.ie; Paul Durrant from the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland; and Simon McGarr from the ‘Stop SOPA Ireland‘ campaign. The forum was moderated by John Kennedy, editor of Silicon Republic.

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