The bill is an attempt to deter copyright infringers

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TF reports that a Digital Economy Bill has been introduced in parliament in which the prison sentence for piracy has been raised four fold from the previous two years to a staggering ten years.

This bill has been introduced to deter UK citizens from breaking copyright infringement laws bringing them to line with other offenses such as counterfeiting.

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According to TF, the government had even launched public consultation, during which majority of the public urged the authorities not to raise the prison sentence. However, the lawmakers decided otherwise.

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A UK branch of Krispy Kreme created an activity and ran an advertisement promoting “KKK Wednesday,” reports The Daily Mirror.

The store mistakenly used the abbreviation “KKK” most commonly associated with the Ku KluxKan, a society of white supremacists inAmerica. The abbreviation was intended to stand for Krispy Kreme Klub as part of the store’s promotion of half-term children’s activities.

The promotion was posted to Krispy Kreme’s UK Facebook page, where some of its 200,000 followers were quick to point out the blunder.

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A Krispy Kreme spokeswoman issued an apology on behalf of the store, and said the material was withdrawn and an internal investigation had been launched.

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