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> "I had thought that TPB was blocked because of court orders. > So how come one ISP blocks it, and other doesn't?" The court order[1] had 6 defined defendan
by manarth 4y ago
> "I had thought that TPB was blocked because of court orders.
> So how come one ISP blocks it, and other doesn't?"
The court order[1] had 6 defined defendants:
- BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LIMITED
- BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
- EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE LIMITED
- TALKTALK TELECOM GROUP PLC
- TELEFÓNICA UK LIMITED
- VIRGIN MEDIA LIMITED
The court order only affected the listed ISPs (at that time, 94% share of the consumer ISP market). Other ISPs were under no obligation to do the same.
[1] http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2012/268.html&query=pirate&method=Boolean http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/...
- posterboy 4y agoNo obligation? The DA could sue immediately in the public interest, or if not it could be the original plaintiff, and then the remaining ISPs would have the opportunity to defend their cause themselves.
- nybble41 4y ago> The DA could sue immediately in the public interest… It's not in the public interest to block TPB. The DA would be suing for the sake of private interests, against the public, and at the public's expense.
- ArchOversight 4y agoThere's no DA in the UK.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 4y agoNot criminal law. No DA. (You do get “plaintiff” right, so I’m mildly confused)