Read More:In July this year, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) won a court case to force BT to block access to the Newzbin2 website, a common site used for illegal file sharing. The blocking has not yet commenced, but it is getting closer as BT met the Motion Picture Association at the High Court of Justice on Friday 14th October to discuss the blocking and how it would work.
One presumes that BT would have been explaining that issues such as while it can block access, the MPA needs to be aware of developments by Newzbin2 that are intended to get around the blocking. ISPreview has highlighted the concerns of Consumer Focus (the statutory consumer champion).
Website blocking technology is crude – often perfectly legal sites are inadvertently blocked too, raising the issue of ISP subscribers being denied access to legal content and services.
Expense – web blocking is an expensive option for ISPs. Effectively an ISP could end up facing multiple injunctions ad infinitum – our concern is that the expense incurred will end up on consumer bills, increasing the cost of broadband for all.
Website blocking can also result in degraded internet services, meaning UK consumers could face a reduction in speed and network reliability.
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I'm sorry but the MPA or MPAA have a problem with pirates. The MPA/MPAA should not be able to force other companies into doing their dirty work for them.
The UK Courts should also not be allowed to be persuaded by cash injections or lobby groups.
It seems that the MPA want the whole pie to themselves, and if they cant have it, no one can.
