Music industry trade body BPI has enforced blockage on the public access of 21 file-sharing websites.
The High Court has ordered UK internet service providers including Talk Talk and BSkyB to stop public access to the copyright infringing websites following an application from the BPI.
A total of 25 websites, including a number of BitTorrent and aggregator sites, have now been blocked as part of the music industry’s ongoing war on piracy.
Geoff Taylor, BPI chief executive, told the Guardian: ‘Music companies are working hard to build a thriving digital music sector in the UK, offering fans great convenience, choice and value, but these efforts are undermined by illegal sites which rip off artists and contribute nothing to Britain's vibrant music scene.
‘We asked the sites to stop infringing copyright, but unfortunately they did not and we were left with little choice but to apply to the court, where the judge considered the evidence and declared that ISPs should not serve access to them.’
Previously, the BPI and British Video Association have called on broadband providers to create a database listing all users of illegally downloaded entertainment content.
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The High Court has ordered UK internet service providers including Talk Talk and BSkyB to stop public access to the copyright infringing websites following an application from the BPI.
A total of 25 websites, including a number of BitTorrent and aggregator sites, have now been blocked as part of the music industry’s ongoing war on piracy.
Geoff Taylor, BPI chief executive, told the Guardian: ‘Music companies are working hard to build a thriving digital music sector in the UK, offering fans great convenience, choice and value, but these efforts are undermined by illegal sites which rip off artists and contribute nothing to Britain's vibrant music scene.
‘We asked the sites to stop infringing copyright, but unfortunately they did not and we were left with little choice but to apply to the court, where the judge considered the evidence and declared that ISPs should not serve access to them.’
Previously, the BPI and British Video Association have called on broadband providers to create a database listing all users of illegally downloaded entertainment content.
Click here for the full story.
