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28 July 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 05:15 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A High Court judge has ruled that BT must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies.<\/p>\n

Newzbin 2 is a members-only site which aggregates a large amount of the illegally copied material found on Usenet discussion forums.<\/p>\n

The landmark case is the first time that an ISP has been ordered to block access to such a site.<\/p>\n

It paves the way for other sites to be blocked as part of a major crackdown on piracy.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, Justice Arnold stated: “In my judgment it follows that BT has actual knowledge of other persons using its service to infringe copyright: it knows that the users and operators of Newbin2 infringe copyright on a large scale, and in particular infringe the copyrights of the Studios in large numbers of their films and television programmes.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “It knows that the users of Newzbin2 include BT subscribers, and it knows those users use its service to receive infringing copies of copyright works made available to them by Newzbin2.”<\/p>\n

BT and the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which brought the case, will be back in court in October to work out how the blocking will work.<\/p>\n

Creative victory<\/span><\/p>\n

Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cStart Quote<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Lord<\/p>\n

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Finally, it seems we have a way to deal with rogue sites which will benefit the film industry including UK independent distributors and, more broadly, the entire creative sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End Quote<\/span> Lord Puttnam<\/span> President, Film Distributers Association<\/span><\/div>\n

The MPA which represents a number of movie studios including Warner, Disney and Fox, launched the legal action as a last-ditch attempt to close down Newzbin 2.<\/p>\n

Chris Marcich, president and managing director of MPA said: “This ruling from Justice Arnold is a victory for millions of people working in the UK creative industries and demonstrates that the law of the land must apply online.<\/p>\n

“This court action was never an attack on ISPs but we do need their co-operation to deal with the Newzbin site which continually tries to evade the law and judicial sanction. Newzbin is a notorious pirate website which makes hundreds of thousands of copyrighted products available without permission and with no regard for the law.”<\/p>\n

The MPA signalled its intention to pursue other ISPs.<\/p>\n

Link sites such as Newzbin are gaining popularity as those determined to get their hands on free content move away from traditional peer-to-peer downloading methods.<\/p>\n

A previous court case had ruled that Newzbin 2’s predecessor must stop linking to free content but a new version of the site was set up outside of the UK’s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Revenge attacks<\/span><\/p>\n

The judge ruled that BT must use its blocking technology CleanFeed – which is currently used to prevent access to websites featuring child sexual abuse – to block Newzbin.<\/p>\n

In an email interview before the verdict, Newzbin 2 threatened to break BT’s filters.<\/p>\n

“We would be appalled if any group were to try to sabotage this technology as it helps to protect the innocent from highly offensive and illegal content,” said a spokesman for BT.<\/p>\n

The Internet Service Providers’ Association has been a fierce critic of web blocking.<\/p>\n

It said that using blocking technology, designed to protect the public from images of child abuse, was inappropriate.<\/p>\n

“Currently CleanFeed is dealing with a small, rural road in Scotland,” ISPA council member James Blessing told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme.<\/p>\n

“Trying to put Newzbin and other sites into the same blocking technology would be a bit like shutting down the M1. It is not designed to do that.”<\/p>\n

Disconnection<\/span><\/p>\n

The crackdown on piracy has gained new urgency in recent months.<\/p>\n

Pressure from rightsholders forced new legislation on the issue.<\/p>\n

The UK’s controversial Digital Economy Act makes provisions for tough action against those who downloading pirated music and films – initially sanctioning a letter-writing campaign asking them to desist.<\/p>\n

BT and TalkTalk called for a judicial review of the DEA, saying the legislation was rushed through parliament and was unenforceable but a judge ruled that it could go ahead.<\/p>\n

Court action could be taken against individuals who ignore written warnings and ‘technical measures’ including disconnecting someone from the web could also follow.<\/p>\n

The government is also considering the feasibility of more widespread site blocking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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