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UK ISPs urged to block file sharing websites

article published on 27 March, 2011

Media companies urge UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to voluntarily block access to piracy websites. They are being urged to block access to sites like the Pirate Bay and Newzbin2, as an alternative to media companies targeting end users for copyright infringement. In total, rights holders already have a list of about 100 top priority sites it would like to see blocked by UK ISPs. ... [ read the full article ]

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elbald90
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_ 		28. March 2011 @ 07:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the joys of censorship to prop up failing business models
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A5J4DX
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_ 		28. March 2011 @ 21:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by TheBuz:
 if this happens i'm leaving the UK, no joke.
damn ill join you too
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ps3lvanub
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_ 		29. March 2011 @ 04:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by A5J4DX:
Originally posted by TheBuz:
 if this happens i'm leaving the UK, no joke.
damn ill join you too
We off to Canada then??
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xaznboitx
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_ 		29. March 2011 @ 15:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ps3lvanub:
Originally posted by A5J4DX:
Originally posted by TheBuz:
 if this happens i'm leaving the UK, no joke.
damn ill join you too
We off to Canada then??
Canada uses less bandwidth use than other countries
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MrZoolook
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_ 		9. April 2011 @ 14:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by xaznboitx:
 Canada uses less bandwidth use than other countries
And yet in the same newsletter we get:
Netflix forced to cut down data usage for canadian subscribers
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