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Offline Simon

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Sky blocks Newzbin over copyright claim
« on: December 16, 2011, 22:16 »
Sky is the latest ISP to block the Newzbin 2 site over piracy claims.

Earlier this year, BT was ordered by the courts to block the site using its CleanFeed technology - normally used to block child pornography - after a complaint from the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

Following the BT court order, the rights holder group had asked other ISPs to block the site, but so far they have required court orders of their own.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/371806/sky-blocks-newzbin-over-copyright-claim
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Re: Sky blocks Newzbin over copyright claim
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 10:48 »
Gets more like China every ba5tard day.
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Re: Sky blocks Newzbin over copyright claim
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 10:56 »
Sky wanting to prevent people doing anything illegal. How odd. ;D
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