Blocking Orders due to Copyright Reasons violate Art. 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as Art. 11, on freedom of expression and information.

Posted on 30 Sep 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Judgment of the OLG Cologne on network blocking (18 July 2014, 6 U 192/11) The decision of the Appellate Court of Cologne represents the first further development of principles laid down by the CJEU in UPC Telekabel Wien GmbH v. Constantin Film Verleih GmbH. The close assessment of various EU Directives is of particular interest. Read more about Blocking Orders due to Copyright Reasons violate Art. 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as Art. 11, on freedom of expression and information.[…]

Italian Internet providers must block access to Popcorn Time, the Criminal Court of Genoa ordered today.

Posted on 31 Aug 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Italian Internet providers must block access to Popcorn Time, the Criminal Court of Genoa ordered today. The order affects three domain names including those of the most used forks. Whether the blockade will be very effective is doubtful as the applications themselves will still work. Branded a “Netflix for Pirates,” the Popcorn Timeapp quickly gathered Read more about Italian Internet providers must block access to Popcorn Time, the Criminal Court of Genoa ordered today.[…]

Bloquer les sites pirates, une sacrée publicité.

Posted on 11 Jul 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Une nouvelle étude, réalisée par un chercheur de l’Université de Padoue, en Italie, fait état de la contre-productivité de la fermeture des sites en infraction au copyright. Ces conclusions vont dans le sens de l’étude réalisée récemmentpar le Centre de recherche associé de la Commission européenne. https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/les-mesures-de-blocage-des-sites-en-infraction-au-copyright-contreproductives/59414

TorrentFreak: Censoring pirate sites is counterproductive, Research find

Posted on 8 Jul 2015 by Fulvio Sarzana

Italian lawyer Fulvio Sarzana, who represented the owners of several blocked websites, says the report confirms what many people already expected. “The research by the University of Padua shows what everyone already knows: administrative copyright enforcement by blocking access to websites is an unnecessary and harmful waste time,” he tells TF. The controversial AGCOM measures Read more about TorrentFreak: Censoring pirate sites is counterproductive, Research find[…]