Friday, November 25, 2011

Interesting development in internet content

ISPs Can't Be Forced to Filter Web Content

A European court has found that content holders cannot require Internet service providers to filter out pirated material.

Copyright holders can ask ISPs to block specific Web sites that include links to illegal content, but those ISPs cannot be required to troll the Web and sniff out pirated files themselves, according to a Thursday ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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