ISP in Norway Refuses to Block The Pirate Bay
ISP in Norway Refuses to Block The Pirate Bay
Posted 06/19/2009 at 4:02pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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While The Pirate Bay has proved to be a powder keg of controversy, it looks like Norway’s biggest ISP, Telenor, is the latest to be caught in its blast.
After a few victories against Danish ISPs, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is looking to take aim at Norway. Telenor has reportedly been asked to completely block all access to The Pirate Bay within 14 days, or face a lawsuit.
In response, Telenor’s Ragnar Kårhus has stated, "This would be the same as demanding that the postal service should open all letters, and decide which ones should be delivered." They have since refused to give into the demands of the IFPI, and stated that they should file the lawsuit if they deem it necessary.
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thepoor
June 22, 2009 at 3:54am
The ISP will not withstand because these industries they got money, they paid a few mill to the judges and guilty as charge will be labeled.
Mosher
June 20, 2009 at 7:48pm
That is a united states federal law, and to the best of my understanding has no meaning to an ISP in Norway. (why do we make ourselves the worst laws?!?)
Cache
June 19, 2009 at 5:57pm
Using their logic, if an ISP allows child porn to go through its' servers, then the ISP must be held legally accountable rather than the individual users. I wonder how many ISP's would seriously accept that level of responsibility?
comptech08
June 19, 2009 at 6:19pm
All the ISP should be is a link from the user to the internet. Not a filter. And no way should the ISP be held legally accountable for anything that goes on, on the internet even if it is bad and evil.
Vegan
June 19, 2009 at 4:40pm
The problem with ISPs in America is that the ISPs ARE the big media companies who own the content that's on the Pirate Bay.
quickone
June 19, 2009 at 5:19pm
With conglomerates what they are in the US a handful of companies
really do own/run/over see most of what we interact with everyday. GE
makes your electricity, your dishwasher, runs a lot of what you watch
on TV, and probably gets the oil out of the ground that you use in your
car. Same with 3M, Johnsom and Johnson and Disney. Their power and
ability to subtly influence is tremendous.
You think Road Runner would do that seeing as they are owned by Time Warner?
I Jedi
June 19, 2009 at 5:42pm
I believe that it is not the ISP's job to inforce or regulate what goes through their networks. However, as pointed out, most ISPs in America happen to be Big Media.
msnight04
June 19, 2009 at 4:28pm
I really wish more companies were like this and stayed true to what they believe, even at the brink of a lawsuit. I am proud of them and so should everybody who has some sort of interest in Telenor!
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shutout5591
June 19, 2009 at 6:03pm
Amen brotha! Finally, a company that has balls and will stand up the the mere threat of a lawsuit.
JDK
June 19, 2009 at 4:26pm
Based on this along with all the other happenings both current and recent I'm thinking we are witnessing the very beginning of the end of traditional P2P networks as we know them.
Playing dumb is only going to carry these ISP's and P2P sites for so long. If I was them I would come up with a better strategy....and soon.
However thats the basic problem right there.....there really isn't a better strategy. Anything other than pretend ignorance and witty analogies will be seen as an admission.
The End is Nigh!
nekollx
June 19, 2009 at 4:16pm
In response, Telenor’s Ragnar Kårhus has stated, "This would be the
same as demanding that the postal service should open all letters, and
decide which ones should be delivered."
well played man, well played
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winmaster
June 19, 2009 at 4:10pm
When asked to block certain websites, ISP's shoud just reply: Not my problem. It isn't their resposibilty to block websites especially ones that have legit uses. The should simply be a bridge between the end user and the vast Internet, and nothing more. I don't care what website it is.
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hackman2007
June 20, 2009 at 11:01am
Actually, if the ISP is notified to block the website and given appropriate notice, they are obligated to do so under the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act.
If they don't take down the content, which in this case happens to be a website that can be used for illegal purposes and were notified, the ISP can be held legally liable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCILLA
nekollx
June 19, 2009 at 4:33pm
I just had this vision (in my head) of some company filing a lawsuit aggaisnt the postal service for distributing smut/porn (playboy) and demanding they cease and desists.
Somehow i don't think a judge would even look the filants i nthe face hes just loo kat the filing, laugh then have a balive escort them out.
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Caboose
June 19, 2009 at 5:01pm
I'm sorry, what was the 2nd half of your post? My bablefish just performed Seppku...
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Tekzel
June 19, 2009 at 5:51pm
I LOLed. Because it was exactly what I was thinking, just worded in a much funnier way than I would have.
nekollx
June 19, 2009 at 5:03pm
basically
Judge sees claim
laughs
orders Balif (the duty cop) to kick them out
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