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Ofcom to review site-blocking in Digital Economy Act

...Hunt said in a statement. "But it is not clear whether the site-blocking provisions in the act could work in practice, so I have... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Ben Woods

Lib Dems call for halt to copyright crackdown

...However, the governing coalition has already said it will not use the site-blocking powers the act gave it. Option B also recommended that sections... Read more

20 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Government denies reviving site-blocking law plans

...block certain infringing sites. ZDNet UK has asked BIS to clarify what site-blocking initiative Prisk was referring to this week, but had not received... Read more

10 February, 2012

Digital Economy Act: Site-blocking powers under Ofcom review

...Act (DEA) aimed at tackling persistent online copyright infringement. The review of site-blocking was initiated after members of the public raised concerns about how... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

UK ISPs ordered to block Pirate Bay website

Five of the UK's largest internet service providers have been ordered to prevent their subscribers from accessing the... Read more

30 April, 2012

The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides

...indicated that TPB would be a suitable candidate for blocking.Clarity on site blocking Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI, said Arnold's ruling... Read more

21 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Dutch ratify net neutrality law

...can they determine what sites their users can visit. However, court-ordered site blocking can still take place. Among many provisions, the new law also... Read more

9 May, 2012
Family Cyber Alert 4.54

Family Cyber Alert 4.54

...It provides automatic e-mail forwarding, e-mail/Chat/IM blocking, Web site blocking, games/applications blocking, automatic keyword detection and danger alert, and intelligent... Read more

4 May, 2012

TalkTalk forced to block Newzbin2

...service if it had no choice but said that deterrents, such as site blocking, should be accompanied by "compelling legal alternatives". "TalkTalk have always maintained... Read more

15 February, 2012

SOPA anti-piracy bill stalls after DNS blow

...Smith, the main sponsor of the bill, said on Friday that the site-blocking elements of SOPA were being excised pending further examination. "After consultation... Read more

16 January, 2012

Hackers retaliate as Dutch ISPs told to block Pirate Bay

...as in the case of Newzbin, Brein went for the ISPs instead. Site-blocking has also been ordered in France, Denmark and Italy. This kind... Read more

12 January, 2012

Web takedowns come under EU scrutiny

...upload content on the internet) are not always respected," the Commission said.Site-blocking According to the E-Commerce Directive of 2000, ISPs cannot be... Read more

11 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Ireland drops three-strikes policy, reports say

...pressure from EMI, will in January bring in the same kind of site-blocking provisions that the UK recently allowed. In the UK, rights-holders... Read more

19 December, 2011

Sky blocks Newzbin2 following court order

...copyright theft is presented, we will take appropriate action in respect to site blocking, which will include complying with court orders." The European branch of... Read more

15 December, 2011

Blacklist hitch causes Virgin Media FileServe block

...Open Rights Group has described the issue as demonstrating inherent flaws in site-blocking schemes. "Customers may have experienced problems accessing FileServe as a result... Read more

21 November, 2011 by David Meyer

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