Block Pirate Bay: UK High Court to ISPs

btarunr · May 1, 2012, 09:00 AM

The British High Court has ruled that Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media, nearly every UK-based ISP, must block access to The Pirate Bay. The move will strip access by internet users in the UK, to the notorious bit-torrent tracker. The Pirate Bay responded, saying that they are not concerned with yet another court-ordered blockade, and pointed out that there are just too many ways to circumvent such censorship. British ISPs responded, saying that they will comply with the ruling.

Source: Torrent Freak

fullinfusion · May 1, 2012, 09:03 AM

Fuck them, and Stand your ground!!!!

Laurijan · May 1, 2012, 09:10 AM

My service provider in Finland (Elisa) blocks Piratebay too. I use the Mafiaafire Firefox plugin and sometimes TOR browser to get there.

mtosev · May 1, 2012, 09:16 AM

TPB isn't blocked here hehe

xenocide · May 1, 2012, 09:27 AM

Yay for Censorship.

RejZoR · May 1, 2012, 09:28 AM

This is like closing down entire stores to prevent teens from buying booze... Because in the end they'll just want it more and get it anyway in some other way. One would think they (courts) already learned that lesson but apparently they haven't...

InnocentCriminal · May 1, 2012, 09:30 AM

I don't care if they block it tbh. I don't think I've ever used the pirate bay.

the54thvoid · May 1, 2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I don't care if they block it tbh. I don't think I've ever used the pirate bay.

Nor me. TBH, I prefer to buy things, call me old fashioned. But I might give PC games to my dad when i finish playing them. Quick, lock me up.

Shurakai · May 1, 2012, 09:38 AM

Excellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

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Originally Posted by RejZoR

This is like closing down entire stores to prevent teens from buying booze...

Except booze is legal to those of a certain age, a game/movie/piece of software uploaded on TPB doesn't work that way. Trying to compare piracy to real life stuff like that is silly, but if people want to go down that road perhaps we should stop policing that stuff because they're just gonna do it anyway right? Silly

Edit:
v Remind me of that chain of thought when you create something with a huge production cost so I can get it without giving you a cent.

thematrix606 · May 1, 2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Shurakai

Excellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

Digitizing and going online has given the ability to everyone to access anything at anytime. This has HUGE implications, which I won't get into to. The point is, it's virtually become nearly free for anyone to distribute anything digitally via the internet. Yet people end up paying the same amount, and some question why it is not 'free' already.

It's complicated, and if you don't understand, I feel sorry for you.

punani · May 1, 2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurijan

My service provider in Finland (Elisa) blocks Piratebay too. I use the Mafiaafire Firefox plugin and sometimes TOR browser to get there.

Same here (elisa), but I did not know about those plugins/browsers, thanx man!

Aquinus · May 1, 2012, 10:01 AM

Well, it's not like the UK really cares about its people's personal freedoms. Not like it will work well anyways.

Hello mister censorship, please meet mister proxy server.

Live OR Die · May 1, 2012, 10:10 AM

smart people will just use a vpn and most people how download are nerds.

Frick · May 1, 2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Live OR Die

smart people will just use a vpn and most people how download are nerds.

I'd say no on this. Have you ever seen the comment fields on TPB?

xBruce88x · May 1, 2012, 10:20 AM

^ +1

Personally, the only time I've used TPB was for no-cd patches, .iso, and keygens for games that I ALREADY leagally own, keygens for when i loose the keys, .iso for damaged discs, no-cd patches... well the name says it.

and a few movies... at the time it was faster to download than to rip them to my computer lol (movies i own)

since i've been buying games via steam, i haven't really had to worry about that much.

claylomax · May 1, 2012, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shurakai

Excellent stuff, a shame so many people try defend TPB, there really isn't anything to defend.

Except booze is legal to those of a certain age, a game/movie/piece of software uploaded on TPB doesn't work that way. Trying to compare piracy to real life stuff like that is silly, but if people want to go down that road perhaps we should stop policing that stuff because they're just gonna do it anyway right? Silly

Edit:
v Remind me of that chain of thought when you create something with a huge production cost so I can get it without giving you a cent.

There is no need to defend TPB; they'll find a way like they always do.

Millennium · May 1, 2012, 11:01 AM

I find this one a bit annoying. I don't use it a lot but it's nice to have that option.

Still, there will be ways around it I'm sure. If you use TOR does it slow down the speeds a lot? Anyone tried it?

NdMk2o1o · May 1, 2012, 11:05 AM

Meh most torrents have multiple trackers anyway and not just TPB the only problem most stupid users will have will be not being able to access the website, anyone with half a brain will use a proxy.

claylomax · May 1, 2012, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Millennium

I find this one a bit annoying. I don't use it a lot but it's nice to have that option.

Still, there will be ways around it I'm sure. If you use TOR does it slow down the speeds a lot? Anyone tried it?

I spoke too soon; there is already a way around so no need to worry; click on the link TorrentFreak on the first post of this thread, read on till you see the Pirate Party Reverse Proxy link and click on it, that's it.

Laurijan · May 1, 2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Millennium

I find this one a bit annoying. I don't use it a lot but it's nice to have that option.

Still, there will be ways around it I'm sure. If you use TOR does it slow down the speeds a lot? Anyone tried it?

TOR is slower than Mafiaafire for me. Download speeds are the same even though the Piratebay tracker is not working because of the block.

marsey99 · May 1, 2012, 11:36 AM

yea, its not working on my isp yet lol

qubit · May 1, 2012, 11:37 AM

Yup, here comes censorship at the behest of Big Fucking Content.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurijan

My service provider in Finland (Elisa) blocks Piratebay too. I use the Mafiaafire Firefox plugin and sometimes TOR browser to get there.

Thanks for the tips!

Quote:

Originally Posted by InnocentCriminal

I don't care if they block it tbh. I don't think I've ever used the pirate bay.

You miss the point that this is censorship - and censorship always comes with mission creep. You'll soon find lots of things you like being censored too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by the54thvoid

Nor me. TBH, I prefer to buy things, call me old fashioned. But I might give PC games to my dad when i finish playing them. Quick, lock me up.

Don't kid about it, the games companies hate people selling or giving away their used games and are doing everything they can to stop it, what with one time codes etc. They have this unjustified sense of entitlement against it, as if they have a right to be paid again. The first sale doctrine makes it clear that they do not. It's just like Ford demanding a cut of your used car sale. You wouldn't pay them for that, would you?

Greedy bastards.

meirb111 · May 1, 2012, 11:57 AM

beware soon no porn web sites will be allowed in the uk

KieranD · May 1, 2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

The British High Court has ruled that Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media, nearly every UK-based ISP, must block access to The Pirate Bay. The move will strip access by internet users in the UK, to the notorious bit-torrent tracker. The Pirate Bay responded, saying that they are not concerned with yet another court-ordered blockade, and pointed out that there are just too many ways to circumvent such censorship. British ISPs responded, saying that they will comply with the ruling.

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Source: Torrent Freak

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The High Court has ruled that British ISPs must block web-browsing citizens from accessing the infamous Pirate Bay. The controversial ruling comes just six months after the European Court of Justice (a superior court) declared that companies like Sky and TalkTalk were protected against injunctions to block, filter or monitor internet traffic for that purpose. Virgin Media told the BBC that it would comply, before sensibly adding that censorship measures like this are ineffective in the long term.

Source - http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/30/U...ck-pirate-bay/

In effect no they cant force any ISP to block, that would be amount to state censorship.

TUngsten · May 1, 2012, 12:18 PM

I agree that censorship in any form is bad, but don't believe we should support an entity that believes the hard work of many creative people (whether it is musicians, artists, designers, filmmakers, etc.) should be handed out for free to those who feel entitled to it.

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Memory:	16GB (4 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 590 Classified
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 640GB / WD Caviar Green 2TB x2 in mobo RAID 1
Optical Drive:	Whatever DVD drive I've chucked in there right now
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VG278HE (144Hz, 3D Vision 2, 1080p, 27") & LG W2363D (120Hz 1080p 23")
Case:	Coolermaster HAF 922
Sound Card:	SoundBlaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic (You ever heard one of these? Wow!)
PSU:	Corsair HX850W
Software:	Window 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Yes

May 1, 2012, 11:57 AM	#23
meirb111 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 184 (0.16/day) Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	beware soon no porn web sites will be allowed in the uk

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3
Cooling:	Phanteks ph-tc14pe, MX-4 Paste
Memory:	2x4gb 1600mhz CL9 1.5v G.Skill
Video Card:	VTX3D AMD 6850 (850mhz Core 1150mhz mem stock voltage)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120gb, Samsung F1 750gb, Seagate 7200.14 2tb
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW-24B5ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Ilyama ProLite X2377HDS (IPS), Panasonic 41" ST50B
Case:	Nanoxia Deep Silence 2
Sound Card:	Realtek onbaord, Logitech X540 speakers, Superlux 668B headphones.
PSU:	Corsair TX650w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64bit

May 1, 2012, 12:18 PM	#25
TUngsten Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: CT, USA Posts: 904 (0.38/day) Thanks: 20 Thanked 64 Times in 53 Posts System Specs	I agree that censorship in any form is bad, but don't believe we should support an entity that believes the hard work of many creative people (whether it is musicians, artists, designers, filmmakers, etc.) should be handed out for free to those who feel entitled to it.