resource center
  See your link here
|
IDG News Service - Swedish ISP Black Internet has decided to appeal in the Stockholm district court the verdict that led to it closing file-sharing site The Pirate Bay's data connection.
"This is a very important question for all ISPs and we can't just lay down," said Victor Möller, CEO at Black Internet.
At the end of August the Stockholm district court ordered Black Internet to shut down the connection that The Pirate Bay used, and the ISP complied.
Directly after shutting down the site, Möller told Computer Sweden that it wouldn't appeal, because that process would become too expensive and laborious. But Möller has changed his mind.
"The district court made a very controversial decision. The entire ISP business needs some clarity in this matter. A door has been opened and we don't know what's behind it," he said.
The Stockholm court's decision goes back to a motion filed by the movie and record companies seeking to fine the people behind The Pirate Bay operation, including Black Internet, as long as The Pirate Bay users can access copyright-protected material. The court sided with the arguments made by the movie and record companies and decided that as long as Black Internet provided a connection to The Pirate Bay, it aided in continued copyright violations.
Black Internet is also about to unite with others interested in questioning the court's decision. Möller wasn't ready to elaborate on who those parties are.
"It isn't ready yet, but there are others who are interested in how this goes," Möller said.
IDG.net
Death to PST Files
Download Now
Business Process Framework Demo
Learn about Configurable Business Processes and Calculated Fields. Watch Now!
A Green Architectural Strategy That Puts IT in the Black
Levergage green computing across your data center. Read more now.
Manager Experience Demo
Go beyond self-service solutions to perform more effectively. Watch Now.
Quantifying the Business Value of VMware View
Learn why you should invest in a centralized virtual desktop.
WAN Optimization as a Managed Service: More than Network Cost Savings
View this Webcast Now!
Forrester Consulting Mobility Study: Taking Control of Enterprise Mobile Device Diversity
Download Now
Asia-Pacific Enterprise Network Solutions
Learn through this Webcast how your business can achieve reliability, performance and value in hard-to-reach locations within the Asia-Pacific region.
What IT Must Do to Support Employee-Owned BlackBerry, iPhone and Android Mobile Devices
Download Now
Mainsoft Webcast w/ Forrester Research: Drive SharePoint Adoption in Lotus Notes Shops
How can you drive mainstream user adoption of Microsoft SharePoint when your users rely on Lotus Notes?
Sign up to receive updates on the latest Networking and Internet resources
Disaster Recovery & Cost Savings Zone
Thousands of customers world-wide have turned to virtualization solutions from Riverbed as a way to reduce costs.
CIO
Computerworld
CSO
DEMO
GamePro
Games.net
IDC
IDG
IDG Connect
IDG Knowledge Hub
IDG TechNetwork
IDG Ventures
IDG.net
InfoWorld
ITwhitepapers
ITworld
JavaWorld
LinuxWorld
Macworld
Network World
PC World
The Industry Standard
Copyright © 1994 - 2010 Computerworld Inc. All
rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium
without express written permission ofComputerworld Inc. is prohibited. Computerworld and Computerworld.com and the respective logos are trademarks of International Data Group Inc. |
