The block, starting within weeks, will mean millions of Britons will no longer be able to access one of the biggest and longest-running global filesharing sites. The high court order provoked criticism from internet advocacy groups, who likened action against illicit filesharing websites to other forms of online censorship. Jim Killock, executive director of the Open Rights Group, said: "Blocking The Pirate Bay is pointless and dangerous.It will fuel calls for further, wider and even more drastic calls for Internet censorship of many kinds, from pornography to extremism. The order to block The Pirate Bay – requested by the major music groups, represented by the British Phonographic Industry – comes as authorities and courts have tightened the net on illicit downloading sites, which film studios and music majors claim are responsible for billions of pounds in lost revenue.
einzelne user berichten, dass die sperre (nur bei manchen providern?) bereits in kraft ist
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/05/br ... irate.html
//edit: in der ueberschrift stand zunaechst, dass die britische regierung die sperre angeordnet hat. das trifft nicht zu, die sperre ist gerichtlich angeordnet. (das kommt davon, wenn man von einer meldung in einem blog abschreibt, ohne die eigentliche quelle genauer zu lesen.)
