It held out longer than its rivals, but British ISP BT has started blocking access to The Pirate Bay from its subscribers.
March 7th, 2012 by Music Ally
British ISPs BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against 2011's judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, paving the way for the UK government to finally implement the Act and start requiring ISPs...
November 4th, 2011 by Music Ally
British ISP BT has begun blocking access to filesharing site Newzbin2, following a recent High Court order forcing it to do so within two weeks.
October 27th, 2011 by Music Ally
The UK's High Court has told ISP BT that it must start blocking the Newzbin2 filesharing website within 14 days.
October 10th, 2011 by Music Ally
In April, UK ISPs BT and TalkTalk lost all but one of their complaints against the Digital Economy Act, in a High Court ruling. Was that the end of the story? Nope. The ISPs have now been granted permission...
September 16th, 2011 by Music Ally
UK ISP BT was ordered to block its customers from accessing the Newzbin2 filesharing site in July this year, although the block won't actually be put in place until October. However, the BBC claims that...
September 1st, 2011 by Music Ally
Who's up for a gong at this year's BT Digital Music Awards? The shortlists have just been announced for the event, which takes place at the Roundhouse in Camden on 29 September. Much as we'd love to get...
August 1st, 2011 by Music Ally
The UK's largest ISP, BT, has confirmed that it is working on its own music service, although for now it's not giving any more details. Asked by The Register why it's not investing in a 'decent music service',...
July 29th, 2011 by Music Ally
Rightsholders were cheering yesterday after the British high court ordered ISP BT to block access to filesharing site Newzbin2. The case was brought by the Motion Picture Association, and sets an important...
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