UK High Court introduces broader “omnibus” piracy blocking order

Rights Holders Gain More Control to Block UK Access to Internet Piracy Sites

The High Court has granted rights holders, such as Columbia Pictures and others, more flexibility to require the UK’s major broadband ISPs (e.g. BT, EE, Plusnet, Virgin Media, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk) to block customers from accessing websites that have been found to facilitate internet copyright infringement (piracy). At present ISPs subject to blocking orders, which in the UK usually flow from Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Paten…

UK High Court introduces broader “omnibus” piracy blocking order

The UK High Court has reportedly approved a new “omnibus” site-blocking order allowing rightsholders to move more quickly against piracy services that change domains or branding to evade enforcement. The order, welcomed by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), is designed to reduce the need for repeated court applications each time pirate operators switch websites or launch mirror services. The move comes as piracy operators increasingly automat…

MPA applauds UK High Court site-blocking order

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has applauded an order from the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom that streamlines the process for blocking access to proven piracy services when they switch names or website domains to evade court orders. The court’s ‘omnibus’ order marks a practical advance in the fight against digital piracy […]