The ICO had already said they would only begin by looking at the biggest infringers and the grossest violations, so people who put serious effort into crippling their tuppenny-ha'penny sites before seeing how it played out wasted their time of their own choice.

We know web agencies that spoke to hundreds of their clients, explained the painful but necessary changes, implemented and charged them who feel like setting fire to a flag with your logo on it right now.

Oh aye? If billing clients for pointless work that could be blamed on a government agency isn't a cause for Web design agencies to celebrate, I don't know what is.