Italian Court Rules ISPs Must Block Access To Pirate Bay

introt writes "After first being blocked in 2008, an Italian court has once again ruled that ISPs in the nation must block access to the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay, leaving millions of users without access to one of the most popular sites on the planet. In the original case, after an appeal by the Pirate Bay, the Court of Bergamo ruled that foreign websites cannot be blocked over alleged copyright infringement. Fast forward until today and the Supreme Court has ruled that ISPs can indeed be forced to block torrent sites, even if they are foreign-based."

Comments

Obligatory, but relevant

[Kirin Fenrir]

First they came for the torrents, and I did not speak, for I did not use torrents...

Re:The Houdini ISPs

[mcgrew]

I was baing facetious. Rather than being pedantic I'd rather just make fun of people who can't spell a four letter word.

Re:Not to be a dick, but . . .

[mx_mx_mx]

Mod parent up

Obligatory

[Midnight Thunder]

Obligatory: "The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers." or to adjust the wording to the context: "The more you tighten your grip, Copyright holders, the more trackers will slip through your fingers."