British BT Provider Encourages Users to Challenge Court Blocking Decision



    The British BT provider , in obedience to the requirements of the court to block some Internet resources, did not limit itself to showing a page with a blank. On the corresponding page, he uploads for review a complete list of blocked services, and in addition, explains to his users that they “have the right to file a lawsuit with the court demanding to remove the locks if you have suffered from them.” Thus, ordinary users and owners of disgraced sites get useful information at their disposal in case they decide to challenge the block in court.

    In many countries, copyright advocates try to block access to the so-called "Pirate" sites that violate this very copyright. To do this, legislation is introduced by which providers are required to carry out such procedures. However, many providers do not like this - both due to the fact that additional features cost money, and due to the fact that providers better understand the principles of the Internet and the harm from blocking everything.

    BT is currently the largest provider in the UK, with 4.6 million users. In total, the blacklist compiled by court ruling contains 93 resources. The lawsuits leading to these decisions were initiated by representatives from the music and film industries. The provider followed the example of another large network, Sky, which provides Internet and digital television. That also on a special page provides a detailed list of blocked resources, indicates the date and initiator of the lock.

    In Russia, the infamous so-called “The law against the Internet” allows you to block sites without any trial and investigation, and from next year it will be possible to completely block sites forever . In particular, several times alreadythe GitHub repository is blocked , based on a file uploaded by one of the users with a description of the methods of suicide.

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