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BT ordered to block Newzbin2
26.10.2011
BT ordered to block Newzbin2
The UK’s largest telco and ISP BT has been ordered by the High Court in London to block access to a site called Newzbin2 which the Hollywood movie industry claimed was allowing users to access unlicensed material.
It is understood to be the first time a court in the UK has ruled that a website become unreachable.
BT has been given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 and will be fined at least stg£5,000 if it fails to implement the ruling.
BT had tried to argue that it wasn’t its business as a telecoms provider to police copyright on the internet but this was rejected by the court.
John Kennedy
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