Norwegian Court Rules ISP Doesn't Have To Block The Pirate Bay

C4st13v4n14 writes "In a sudden outbreak of uncommon sense yesterday, a Norwegian District Court handed down the decision that Telenor, Norway's largest ISP, will not have to block access to The Pirate Bay. Telenor was sued earlier this year by the IFPI after being threatened and not backing down. 'The court ruled that Telenor is not contributing to any infringements of copyright law when its subscribers use The Pirate Bay, and therefore there is no legal basis for forcing the ISP to block access to the site. ... In making its decision, the court also had to examine the repercussions if it ruled that Telenor and other ISPs had to block access to certain websites.'"

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Re:I'm thinking about moving to Norway

[dangitman]

I shall be a bit pedantic that this isn't the first time the Norwegian courts actually use reason and rational assessment before issuing a verdict. A man was taken to court for uploading a pirated version of the Norwegian movie "Falne Engler" and was let go with a warning.

But according to the dominant slashdot dogma, isn't it a crime against humanity that this man was given a warning? After all, information wants to be free, and copyright law is an abomination. So, shouldn't this man have been given a medal for helping free the information?

Re:I'm thinking about moving to Norway

[commodore64_love]

>>>artists actually should be fairly compensated for what they do, but also that million-dollar judgments in favor of record companies against Joe Schmoe Filesharer doesn't have anything to do with that.
>>>

Yes. Just as I get paid an hourly wage for my creative endeavors (schematics), so too should artists. That does NOT mean they are entitled to write a single book or song in their 20s, and then sit on their ass for the rest of their lives. None of the rest of us get to be lazy shits. Many of us work well into our 70s or 80s