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"The new free trade agreement between Australia and the UK includes a site
blocking paragraph. The text requires the countries to provide injunctive
relief to require ISPs to prevent subscribers from accessing pirate sites.
While this doesn't change much for the two countries, rightsholders are already
eying similar requirements for trade deals with other nations.
Over the years, copyright holders have tried a multitude of measures to curb
online piracy, with varying levels of success.
Site blocking has emerged as one of the preferred solutions. While blocking
measures are not bulletproof, the general idea is that they pose a large enough
hurdle for casual pirates to choose legal options instead.
The blocking approach was still relatively controversial at the start of the
last decade but it’s increasingly being normalized. Dozens of countries have
legal or procedural options to request blockades today.
Australia and the UK are among the countries that have robust site-blocking
legislation in place. ISPs in both countries are required to prevent
subscribers from accessing thousands of domain names, with more being added
every few months."
Via Slashdot.org and Diane A.
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