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Movie Industry Wants Irish ISPs To Block Pirate Movie Streaming Portals (torrentfreak.com)
The Motion Picture Association is trying to have three popular streaming portals blocked by Irish Internet providers. In a new court case, the movie studios describe movie4k.to, primewire.ag and onwatchseries.to as massive copyright infringement hubs, with each offering thousands of infringing movies. From a TorrentFreak report: RTE reports that the MPA's fresh blocking demands are targeting a total of eight ISPs -- Eir, Sky Ireland, Vodafone Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland, Three Ireland, Digiweb, Imagine Telecommunications and Magnet Networks. Based on yesterday's hearing it appears to be only a matter of time before the three sites will be blocked. None of the ISPs have raised principle objections against a court determination in this case. That said, reports suggest that there are still a few finer details that have to be worked out, which could include issues regarding costs and the technical implementation.
Otherwise my girlfriend will get very, very angry, and I'm going to be the one who has to 'fix' the streaming for her *again*...
(Before someone asks: No, the obscure old TV series she likes to watch are not available for purchase where we live.)
All the "celebrities" taking political stands these days has turned into a nice money saving opportunity. Bring on the torrents!
Where one falls, two shall rise in its place.
You can have it fast, accurate, or pretty. Pick any 2.
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“What have you done, Tommy O’Connor?”
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“I cannot tell you father, please forgive me for my sin.”
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“No father, please forgive me for my sin but I cannot tell you who it was.”
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“No father, please forgive me for my sin.”
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Go to court specifically for each site and rule specifically for each site. Proof required of infringement. That is how it should be handled instead of blanket shutdowns upon simple requests.
Then the plaintiff should pay all legal costs of the ISP as well as execution costs.
The rest of the world wants ISP all over the globe to finally block the Movie industry from interfering with our streaming.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
I did not know about those sites. I will make sure to bookmark them. Thanks, MPA.
Most folks here probably wouldn't have known about these three sites had they not been given free publicity courtesy of the MPAA!
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... anyway.
Owners can play whack-a-mole through the courts, but binary is public domain and don't give a shit.
As soon as IP is digitized, it's in the public domain "est quod est."
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It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
Although Arkell v. Pressdram was a libel case in Egland, the principle is still applicable here.
Namely, what would happen if the ISPs told the MPAA to fuck off?
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Why not express your absence of support by ceasing to give them money? Support businesses who behave in a manner you agree with.
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