TalkTalk is the latest isp to ban The Pirate Bay

June 13, 2012 by

TalkTalk has become the latest isp in the United Kingdom to implement a ban on The Pirate Bay less than a week after O2 and Be Broadband did.  This follows the High court decision back in April, which was brought about by the BPI. TalkTalk issued a statement on Tuesday  stating:

“TalkTalk can confirm that is it is blocking access to The Pirate Bay following a court order to so,” .

This leaves just BT, which is expected to follow suit at any time soon.

The UK high courts decision to order all UK Internet service providers to ban  TPB will prove to be futile, because TPB has a number options at it’s disposal to circumvent this restriction such as proxy servers,virtual private networks,alternative ip addresses etc. In fact TPB has already released a number of alternative ip addresses, which it can be accessed on.

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O2 and Be broadband have now blocked The Pirate Bay

June 9, 2012 by

In a statement to the Register O2 said: “We have no option but to comply with this order and will be doing so overnight.”

Be Broadband has also released a statement on its blog.

“In April the UK High Court ruled that the Pirate Bay sites infringe copyright and that the named group of ISPs had to block access to the site. Our parent company was one of the named ISPs so we are obliged to comply,” said the ISP. 

“We wouldn’t choose to do this voluntarily but we need to comply with UK laws just like any UK business. We’re aware of the concerns voiced by members about the broader issue.

“Our policy of zero traffic management means that we treat all protocols equally (e.g. web, downloads, VPNs) and we will do as much as we can to give you the internet as you want it, whilst complying with UK laws.”

TalkTalk and BT have still not yet complied with the UK court order: TalkTalk has until 13 June to do so, while BT has been given more time to do so.

A spokesman for BPI, which represents nine record labels in the UK who brought this legal action against TPB, has told the Register that BT was expected to come to an agreement with BPI “in due course”.

This action will prove to be short sighted, because TPB has other  other strategies up its sleeves to by pass this ban, which have been pointed out in previous articles. This will further add fuel to the endless cat and mouse game, which has been going on between the TPB and the authorities  for years.

 

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The Pirate Bay opens up other ip addresses to avoid the ban

May 30, 2012 by

As the list of countries grow that include the Netherlands and the United Kingdom that are starting to block The Pirate Bays ip address.  TPB has responded to this by registering hundreds of IP addresses. This strategy will allow TPB make sure that access to its website is always open. A website called Torentfreak states that “If the new IP-address is blocked again, they will simply add a new one”. This action will lead to according to Torentfreak “an extended game of whac-a-mole.” with hundreds of IP addresses in its back pocket. 

TPB have proved once again that they are always one step ahead of the authorities. TPB  has been in an endless game of cat and mouse for years and there is no sign of it coming to an end any time in the near future.

 

 

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Virgin Media the first to implement the ban on The Pirate Bay

May 4, 2012 by

Virgin Media first in implement the ban on The Pirate Bay, the other internet service providers in the UK are expected to follow suit soon.

Anyone attempting to access the web site using Virgin Media will be confronted with a message stating that “Sorry, the web page you have requested is not available through Virgin Media”.  A Virgin Media spokes person has made a comment to the BBC stating that “As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media will comply with all court orders addressed to the company but we strongly believe that changing consumer behaviour to tackle copyright infringement also needs compelling legal alternatives, such as our agreement with Spotify, to give consumers access to great content at the right price.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17894176

This move to block isp’s will prove to be rather short sighted, because anyone who wants to download copyright content will do so either via another site or via another method.  Ironically web  traffic went up yesterday on the Pirate Bay following the media frenzy regarding the web site ban. A Pirate Bay spokes person for the web site said that yesterday we had 12 million more visitors yesterday than we ever had before, the spokes person goes on to say that we will actively fight the court ruling. 

 

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