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UK ISPs Quietly Block Sites That List Pirate Bay Proxies

Posted by Soulskill on from the don't-link-to-sites-that-link-to-sites-that-link-to-unapproved-sites dept.

An anonymous reader tips news that six ISPs in the UK are now blocking sites that simply link to proxies for The Pirate Bay. This follows efforts from copyright holders to block access to the proxy sites themselves — which they've done to limited success through orders from the UK's High Court. [R]estricting access to proxies did not provide a silver bullet either as new ones continue to appear. This week the blocking efforts were stepped up a notch and are now targeting sites that merely provide an overview of various Pirate Bay proxies. ... One of the other blocked sites, piratebayproxy.co.uk, doesn’t have any direct links to infringing material. Instead, it provides an overview of short Pirate Bay news articles while listing the URLs of various proxies on the side. Apparently, providing information about Pirate Bay proxies already warrants a spot on the UK blocklist. ... It is not a secret that the High Court orders give copyright holders the option to continually update the list of infringing domains. However, it’s questionable whether this should also include sites that do not link to any infringing material.

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  1. So, net-neutrality didn't help them?.. by mi · · Score: 1, Interesting

    six ISPs in the UK are now blocking sites that simply link to proxies for The Pirate Bay

    Should not net-neutrality — accepted by European Parliament nearly a year ago — have prevented such (mis)treatment of certain IPs?

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  2. Hmm, got an idea... by dark_requiem · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Who wants to help me test their resolve by helping edit my new Wikipedia page, "List of Pirate Bay Proxy Sites"?

  3. Re:SubjectsInCommentsAreStupid by DiSKiLLeR · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, wait. If everyone starts posting this all over facebook will the UK ISP's have no choice but to block facebook.com, too ?

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