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BREIN Wants PayPal To Cut Payments To File-Sharing Sites

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN says that it wants to form partnerships with payment processors such as PayPal in order to strangle the finances of file-sharing sites.

“We are in talks with the Dutch payment providers and are working towards partnerships,” BREIN chief Tim Kuik told Tweakers.net.

“These providers offer payment services to Web sites and since those sites are unlawful, then you should not deliver those services.”

Controversially, Kuik also says he is hoping that services such as PayPal, who take steps to identify their customers, can help where traditional methods of discovering the names of file-sharing site operators have failed.

“We are often faced with services that operate anonymously and have given their hosting provider false information,” Kuik said.

“We suspect that the payment providers have a good track, because the money they send has to go somewhere.”

While BREIN is mainly interested in shutting down sites offering unauthorized movies, according to a July announcement by IFPI, PayPal has already agreed to cut off funds destined for sites offering unauthorized music.

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  • http://twitter.com/cookie_42 Cookie

    Eugh.
    Again, these anti-piracy companies expect everyone else to do their work for them…

    • ex-Paypal user

      BOYCOTT PAYPAL

      (hit Like button to show your anger :)

  • Justanotherpiratearsehole

    this is bullshit. if someone wants to GIVE me money then i’ll use another method and paypal will lose income. genius.

  • Kmaid

    This will just increase the adoption of the bitcoin as a method for donation.

  • http://twitter.com/odishon Mutant Ninja Monkey

    Piece of cake, just have US government call the “pirates” for terrorists and then PayPal will roll over along with all the other CC supplier (as most seems to be american companies)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PXX4S66KOUIGIKTTIMV3CBGO7Y Colin

    QUOTE since those sites are unlawful, UNQUOTE
    I’m not an expert on Dutch law, but I thought they permitted non commercial file sharing. Therefore BREIN in the form of Mr Kuik has told another porkie.
    He’s so brazen it never ceases to amaze me that he hasn’t been found face down and cold in one of Amsterdam’s many canals.

    • Theresa May Tortured Me!

      Remember the Thailand equivalent to Tim Kuik?
      He was pulled out of a taxi and shot in the face with a shotgun.
      It goes without saying, but he didn’t make it.
      Not so arrogant now is he?
      The problem with this whole fucking world is that there is no retribution paid to those who feed on the poor.
      Maybe next time, Thai MPAA won’t put you on par with a snail.
      Treat the peasants like slugs, don’t even fear lying to all blatantly.
      Someone do it.

  • Anonymous

    Kuik has been dumb.. again…

    • Guest

      Actually, he’s been very clever, giving the ignorant the impression that file sharing is illegal; publicizing an untruth in a very concise and believable manner, while not spending a cent on mainline advertising.

      Pure genius. Pure evil. Pure fudge-packer

    • Guest

      Actually, he’s been very clever, giving the ignorant the impression that file sharing is illegal; publicizing an untruth in a very concise and believable manner, while not spending a cent on mainline advertising.

      Pure genius. Pure evil. Pure fudge-packer

  • townie2

    so, if we call the U.S, Government pirates (without proof), will they stop accepting political and campaign donations? i mean countries DO steal technology and secrets from each other, just hoping…..

    • Mr. Anonymous

      The U.S. Government is a form of Dictatorship but with a few more people in control of us so they can categories themselves as a democracy. As they are “supreme” to us, we can’t do shit. Welcome to Nazi-USA.

  • Derp

    alertpay,moneybookers need i say more.

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  • antigreedymedia

    yep more BS.. as if that work struggle the funds. when has that ever worked
    more pushes to alternative ways or underground more

    same BS is going on this forum over the new p2p laws in NZ… have a read
    its a laugh.. the admin delete posts if it upsets the goodies too much
    and threaten to delete your account if they dont agree with your views
    or information to questions :) free speech and ideas my foot

    http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=89413&page_no=5

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