[x-pubpol] UK: Music biz presses BT to block The Pirate Bay

[Joly MacFie]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/04/bt_bpi_newzbin2_pirate_bay/

BT has been asked by music industry outfit BPI to voluntarily block
BitTorrent tracker website The Pirate Bay.

"For too long The Pirate Bay has been allowed to attack the livelihoods of
individual artists and session musicians. We hope that BT will voluntarily
block this prolific, illegal site,” wrote the BPI in a missive yesterday.

The request comes after the High Court ordered BT, which now has six
million subscribers on its books, to stop its punters from accessing
Newzbin2 and any other sites or end-points it uses.

The national telco was given 14 days to implement the measure and must pay
for the cost, estimated initially at £5,000.

“We can confirm we are now in receipt of a letter from the BPI [requesting
that BT block the Pirate Bay site]. BT is considering its response," said
the company.

"In line with the Newzbin judgment, a court order will be needed before any
blocking could begin. BT is currently focused on implementation of that
order.”

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