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Italy May Censor Torrent Sites

Posted by Soulskill on from the giving-them-the-boot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Following a Pirate Bay block more than a year ago, Italy continues its attempts to censor torrent sites. The Italian Supreme Court has ruled that copyright holders can now force ISPs to block BitTorrent sites, even if they are hosted outside Italy. The torrent sites which 'hold' copyrighted materials are accused of taking part in criminal activity. It seems someone should enlighten Italian jurists about technology."

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  1. Re:Someone needs to enlighten certain geeks... by srothroc · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is exactly why gun manufacturers and gun stores are sued every time a crime is committed with a gun. Or why Dell is sued every time someone uses a Dell laptop in a crime.

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  2. Re:Enlighten about technology? by Wowsers · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are the Italians that desperate to stop the video of Berlusconi being thumped being available around the world? :)

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