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Newzbin2 Uses TOR To Kill Domain Blocking Before It Even Happens

By enigmax
on March 27, 2011
C: 120

Last year the MPAA took legal action against UK ISP BT in an attempt to force it to block the domain of Usenet indexing site Newzbin2. While the government and its communications watchdog run around trying to find out if effective site blocking is feasible, Newzbin2 have just taken steps…

Hollywood Force ISP To Use Child Abuse Filter Against File-Sharing Site

By enigmax
on June 27, 2011
C: 109

Last year Hollywood's Motion Picture Association (MPA) went to court seeking an injunction against UK ISP BT in order to force them to block Newzbin2, the resurrected version of the original Newzbin Usenet indexer. This week the MPA are back at the High Court again as they attempt to force…

Hollywood Won’t Get Piracy Profits From Usenet Site, High Court Rules

By enigmax
on February 6, 2013
C: 112

A UK High Court ruling has just handed Hollywood a defeat in a battle against a now-defunct file-sharing site. The MPA argued that when Usenet indexing site Newzbin2 generated profits from piracy, that money should be handed over to the studios. The MPA argued that copyright infringement is theft but…

Usenet Indexer Prepares For MPAA High Court Battle

By enigmax
on January 30, 2010
C: 97

In May 2008, Newzbin - considered by many to be the Internet’s premier indexer and .NZB provider - announced it was under legal threat from the MPA, the MPAA's worldwide big brother. On Monday next week, the copyright infringement showdown in London's High Court begins.