[x-pubpol] Big labels try for ISP blocking on 3 more 'pirate' sites

[Joly MacFie]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/23/bpi_asks_for_three_bans/

BPI wants Fenopy, Kickass and H33T on blocked pirate list

By Brid-Aine Parnell

Blighty's internet providers have been asked to voluntarily block
another three sites accused of piracy by the British Phonographic
Industry (BPI).

The BPI, which represents major UK record companies, has asked the
ISPs to stop people accessing Fenopy, Kickass Torrents and H33T.

“Like The Pirate Bay, these websites are profiting illegally from
distributing music that isn’t theirs, without permission and without
paying a penny to the musicians, writers and producers who created
it," a BPI spokesperson said in an emailed statement. "It is plain
wrong."

"The existence of these sites damages the growth of Britain’s
burgeoning digital music sector. We have therefore asked Britain’s six
biggest ISPs to block access to the sites," they added.

To get the ISPs to block The Pirate Bay required a court order, and it
looks as though this request is going to need the long arm of the law
as well.

O2, BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media all told The Reg that they would
want to see a court order before restricting access to any sites.

"We have received correspondence from the BPI and are currently
considering our position," an O2 spokesperson said. "We do not
currently block access to any website without a Court Order requiring
us to do so."

A letter asking for the ban went to O2, Virgin Media, Sky, BT, TalkTalk and EE.

The BPI managed to get a block on The Pirate Bay in April, after it
got a high court judge to the order the ISPs to stop access to the
site, one of the most popular file-sharing sites on the internet. That
said, only a relatively minor level of tech savvy is required for a
blocked user to gain access to The Pirate Bay despite the ISP-level
block.

The group is clearly hoping that having got one court order it's not
going to have to go to the bother of getting more when it asks for
these restrictions. Even if it does have to go to court, the order
could come more quickly than The Pirate Bay one because of the
precedents set in that case


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