recently, After a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, Canada's first order to block pirated websites remains in force. Internet service provider Dexavi (Teksavvy) Asked the Supreme Court to hear his appeal against the blocking order, But it was rejected. The copyright owner was pleased with the result, But Dexevi worries that such an order would open the floodgates, Courts block requests through more sites.

2018 years, The federal court in Canada has approved the country's first order to block pirated websites. Rogers at several major media companies, Bell and the Quebec Network filed suit, The court ordered several major Internet service providers to block access to pirated interactive Internet TV (IPTV) service GoldTV Domain name and IP address.

Dexevi filed an appeal against the shielding order

With the exception of Dexevi, Internet service providers expressed little opposition. Dexevi soon announced an appeal. According to the service provider, The blocking ban is only designed to advance the interests of a few big media groups, It poses a threat to the open Internet. Federal Court of Appeal of Canada (Federal Court of Appeal Court) Take issue with this, concurrence 2021 Draw a conclusion in 2005——The blocking order can remain in place. The court held that, According to "Copyright law" , Web blocking bans are one option, Does not violate free speech or violate net neutrality. Dexevi was disappointed, And decided to take the case to the Supreme Court.

2021 Autumn of New Year, Dexevi asked the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case, Wants to protect the neutrality of Internet service providers. Among other things, Dexevi asked the Supreme Court to examine whether federal courts can issue web blocking orders in this type of copyright infringement case. If it is allowed to do so, How should freedom of speech be considered.

The Supreme Court denied Dexevi's request

Not long ago, The Supreme Court rejected Dexevi's appeal. This effectively means that the court has refused to hear the case. Therefore, This is the end of a battle over the legality of the blocking of pirated websites in Canada. The Supreme Court did not explain its decision, But it clearly has no reason to take a closer look at the issue. Big media companies like Rogers welcomed the news. Their agent, Intellectual Property Firm Smart&Biggar write: "The decision is the last confirmation that a website blocking order can be applied in Canada, This is another major victory for Canadian copyright owners in the fight against online piracy. "

Andy, vice president of regulatory affairs at Decxevi．Kaplan－mush (Andy Kaplan-Myrth) Very disappointed with the result. He wants his companies and public interest groups to have a chance to voice their concerns. however, In the event that the request is denied, The blocking order will remain in place. "Blocking orders would destroy the open Internet" Although Dexevi has complied with the court order, But it remains unconvinced that the blocking tool is an effective anti-piracy measure. Kaplan－Moth representation: "Such site-blocking orders will only undermine the open Internet, In fact, blocking pirated services would hardly help. GoldTV Just got a new URL, Bell could only passively track awkwardly.

At the same time, Internet users will use alternate DNS servers (DNS) service, Virtual private network (VPN) Or other unblocked Internet service providers. " Copyright owners disagree. prior GoldTV The blocking order has been extended, Still valid today. In addition, Bell and Rogers recently applied for a dynamic IP Address mask order, To broadcast the North American professional hockey League (NHL) The streaming media take action. The right holder believes that, These flexible blocking orders are a necessary tool in the fight against pirated services, Many piracy sites try to evade anti-piracy measures.

More blocking orders

Isps worry that Decxevi sees this as a dangerous development. Whether approved or not, Any rejection by the Supreme Court means that more blocking applications may be on the way. Kaplan－Moth thinks: "now, have GoldTV There have been successful cases of type II blocking bans, Whether it's dynamically masked or not, What else would stop Canadian media giants from using the courts to force Internet service providers to block more copyrighted content? The answer is no. But I wish there were. " Although Dexevi no longer has the option of appealing to the courts, But it will continue to engage with the government and lawmakers to resolve the issue, And do everything they can to protect the openness of the Internet.

(Compiled from torrentfreak. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Wang Dan　proofread: Rason group

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