ISPs and Rightsholders Unite to Block Pirate Sites in Germany * TorrentFreak
> Several of the largest Internet providers and copyright holders in Germany have joined forces to tackle online piracy. With the new "Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet," they have agreed to block structurally infringing sites without going to court. The first target is streaming portal S.to and other prominent sites including Kinox and The Pirate Bay are being considered. ISP blocking has become a prime measure for the entertainment industries to limit the availability of pirate sites on the Internet. In recent years thousands of domain names have been blocked throughout Europe, ...
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