Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blocking
Sitting in the heart of Europe geographically but outside the European Union politically, Switzerland is largely free to make its own legislation. On the copyright...
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TekSavvy Protests Push for Pirate Site Blocking in Court
Pirate site blockades are gradually spreading across the globe. Thus far, Canada hasn’t joined the movement but that’s something Bell, Rogers, and Groupe TVA hope...
Nintendo Wins Blocking Injunction Against Four Piracy-Enabling Sites
Every manufacturer of mass-market video gaming consoles has faced the possibility of piracy on their platforms. The tools to prevent piracy usually come as a...
ISPs: Pirate Site Blocking Threatens Freedom of Expression
Online piracy is an international problem for the content industries, one that’s particularly hard to curb. Pirate site blocking appears to be the preferred countermeasure,...
UFC Knocks Out First Pirate Site Following Debut Blocking Action
There are numerous mixed martial arts organizations around the world but none are prestigious as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The UFC’s broadcasting model is...
Pirate Site Blocking Boosts Netflix Subscriptions, Research Suggests
In recent years website blocking has become one of the most widely-used anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms in the world. ISPs in several dozen countries are now...
Internet Archive Faces Permanent ISP Blocking Following Audiobook Lawsuits
The Internet Archive (archive.org) is a nonprofit library of millions of free books, movies, software and music. Founded back in 1996, it’s considered one of...
Netflix’s First Pirate Site Blocking Application Granted in Australia
The rate at which ‘pirate’ sites are being blocked in various countries raises the question of how many more there are left to block. The...
TV Distributors Abandon IPTV Blocking Application Down Under
Changes to the law now make it relatively straightforward to have blatant ‘pirate’ sites blocked by ISPs in Australia. Entertainment industry groups have targeted dozens...
Warner Bros. Obtains Several Blocking Orders Targeting Major Pirate Sites
India is no stranger to blocking pirate sites. Just last week, a court ordered local Internet service providers to block more than 1,200 sites to...
