ISP Refuses To Block the Pirate Bay

asto21 writes "Previously, representatives from the Finnish music industry filed a lawsuit against Elisa, one of the country's largest ISPs, demanding that it should block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay. In a reply filed at the district court, Elisa has refused to comply, describing the blocking demands as unreasonable."

Comments

Re:Can't give in to blackmail.

[Barbara, not Barbie]

For example if somebody reposts a post of mine (of which I automatically own the copyright) in part or in whole, they're breaking my copyright.

Just want to point out that you are perpetuating a common misconception - two, actually.

1. Not everything you post is automatically copyrightable.

For example, if you posted "1+1=2", that is not subject to copyright. It is neither original nor creative, as well as being a non-copyrightable fact.

Also, things that are trivial are not copyrightable. Look at the whole linux header files debate.

Then there's this HUGE hole - people think that they can protect an idea by copyright, when copyright doesn't allow it:

(b) In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work.

This is why you can't copyright the rules of a game - just the artwork, etc.

2. People can repost your post without your permission under certain circumstances without breaking your copyright.

Fair use is just one example. Libraries and archives are another. In Canada, news media can repost it under section 29.2 of the Canadian Copyright Act without compensation as long as they provide attribution.

Re:Why hasn't it clicked yet?

[Quince alPillan]

No, but Netflix and Pandora killed any video and music pirating I might have been doing. I'd much rather pay Netflix every month, and Pandora once a year, than having to deal with viruses, codec issues, and rampant quality issues.

The fact that I can have both services on my devices (Pandora works on my PS3) means that I don't have to format shift any more, either.

I still refuse to pay iTunes prices for music or videos, but Pandora is good enough that I don't need to download music any more. Netflix is far easier than pirating videos and has far more content than any one website, which means I don't have to search for something I might like.

While my evidence is merely anecdotal, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other people didn't feel the same way.