In the past 20 In a year, Online piracy is a huge challenge for the entertainment industry. This is a global problem that is hard to contain, But Hollywood and America's major record labels are at the forefront of this fight.

In recent years, One of the key strategies they employ is website blocking. American companies go to courts around the world to demand Internet service providers (ISP) Implement shielding measures, With considerable success. however, The interesting thing is that, In America, Web blocking is conspicuously absent, The United States has more pirates than any other country in the world.

In recent years, The trend is slowly starting to reverse, The major copyright groups block the call is growing. Some smaller studios were the first to Sue, include Millenium Media and Voltage Pictures, Their anti-piracy efforts in recent years have been impressive.

Studio chase Frontier Although most piracy cases are handled by district courts, But the case discussed here began in bankruptcy court in New York. More than a dozen movie studios vs. Internet providers Frontier Communications (Hereafter called Frontier) Initiate a lawsuit, At that time Frontier Got into financial trouble. The film company says, ISP Responsible for copyright infringement by its subscribers, And is seeking millions of dollars in damages. The statements were similar to those made by several record labels, The labels filed separate lawsuits a few weeks ago.

In a motion filed recently, The studios asked the bankruptcy court to move the matter to the district court, It is pointed out that the latter is more suitable to deal with "Copyright issue" . Copyright owners want to block pirate sites in addition to taking action against pirate subscribers, And the studios are hoping Frontier Block pirated websites. According to "Digital Millennium Copyright Act" (DMCA) , Shielding is technically possible, DMCA Provides injunctive relief to copyright owners.

So far, The law has never been applied this way, The owners do not think bankruptcy court is the best place to deal with this issue. They wrote: "In adjudicating copyright claims, The bankruptcy court should consider multiple claims and issues, include "United States code" The first 17 edit 502 article (a) paragraph, The first 512 article (j) Paragraph and clause 1203 article (b) paragraph (1) the availability of injunctive relief, On order Frontier Blocking its subscribers from accessing notorious movie piracy sites from outside the United States... " YTS Link to these film companies previously from torrent sites YTS User data is obtained. "Frontier Some of our subscribers are already in YTS and RARBG Such as notorious pirate sites to register accounts, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) List these sites as notorious markets for engaging in and promoting real piracy. " The right holder wishes Frontier Shield is listed USTR Notorious Markets list of pirate sites, Including the Pirate Bay, YTS, RARBG Etc.

but, The exact details of the scope of the blocking request were not mentioned. Legal uncertainty DMCA Is it really appropriate to publish against ISP The ban is still an open question. before, Including the Motion Picture Association of America (MPA) Other copyright holders, including Mr, DMCA There is some legal uncertainty. The case is still in its first trial, But if we move forward, It is bound to provoke other copyright holders, Internet providers and the public at large.

Subscribers are also at risk finally, A lawsuit could be right Frontier Subscribers have more immediate consequences. The studio plans to move from 8. 9 Of the 10, 000 subscribers who got pirated movies. In a word, The film company emphasized, This case involves important copyright issues unrelated to bankruptcy. Therefore, They want the case moved to district court.

(Compiled from torrentfreak. com)

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

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