Online piracy: ISPs ordered to block access to three file-sharing websites

[Jazzy]

High court tells six UK companies to prevent access to three music and movie file-sharing websites, KAT, H33T and Fenopy.



BSkyB, BT, Virgin Media and three other UK broadband providers have been ordered by the high court to block access to three music and movie file-sharing websites as content owners redouble efforts to stem online piracy.



Mr Justice Arnold granted an order to 10 record labels including EMI, Sony and Universal against six UK internet service providers requiring them to take measures to block or at least impede access by their customers to three file-sharing websites. The ISPs have been given 15 working days to block access to the sites.



With the ISPs named in the court order accounting for 94% of the UK broadband market, this will effectively cut off internet users' access to the three websites – KAT, H33T and Fenopy.



The sites allow customers to download the latest movies and music tracks for free through bit torrents. Top of the list of popular downloads on Fenopy on Thursday was the movie Argo, which won an Oscar for best picture on Sunday and is still on general theatre release and not available on DVD.



The record companies action was supported by the Motion Picture Association which represents the Hollywood movie studios and by UK TV and film producers' trade body Pact.

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Do any of you use these sites? If so, which one/ones?

 

[Sinon]

Never heard of 'em. The only way they'll stop me downloading stuff is if they lock down the entire internet >_>

 

[Evil Eye]

They sound vaguely familiar

But yeah, it's not really gonna stop anyone.