Comments on: Belgium Says ISPs Must Protect Copyright

By: holidayhome

holidayhome — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:24:58 +0000

Hee Peter, i agree, just limit the max speeed on cars

By: Media Defender Lied To Me, MiiVi Was A Front For An MPAA Sting

Media Defender Lied To Me, MiiVi Was A Front For An MPAA Sting — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:04:45 +0000

[...] couple months ago I posted a story on TechCrunch about a Belgian court ruling that ISPs have to enforce copyright. I made a small note [...]

By: barnesdmd.co.uk

barnesdmd.co.uk — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:00:13 +0000

Shooting the messenger…

I noted today on via TechCrunch that a Belgian court has just ruled that ISP’s are responsible for preventing illegal filesharing by their users.
Similar to me attacking the postman for putting a bill through my door I guess, but as its based….

By: Video Sphere France » Le Top 50 des vidéos protégées piratées et disponibles via Google

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:16:06 +0000

[...] utilisateurs, mais ils aident à le trouver. Les détenteurs de droits se sont déjà attaqués aux fournisseurs d’accès, pas de raison qu’ils ne s’en prennent pas aussi aux moteurs de recherche. Google a été très [...]

By: tech blog » Top 50 Copyrighted Videos Google is Pirating

tech blog » Top 50 Copyrighted Videos Google is Pirating — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:28:53 +0000

[...] always host the content users find, they only facilitate finding it. Copyright holders have already gone after ISPs, so it’s not a stretch to think they’d go after search engines as well. Google has [...]

By: ISPs belgas, P2P y copyright @ otro blog m�s

ISPs belgas, P2P y copyright @ otro blog m�s — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:25:46 +0000

[...] por csr el 09 Jul 2007 a las 04:24 pm | Archivado como: Propiedad intelectual Contaban en TechCrunch (m�s en The Register) (hace ya d�as, cierto) que un tribunal belga ha decidido que los proveedores [...]

By: Peter Warner

Peter Warner — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:14:42 +0000

Since the EU doesn’t have something similar to the DMCA that affords the ISP’s the immunity from content, this ruling – if adopted fully – would become the lowest-common-denominator for any multi-national involved in the public content stream. We all have a gut sense that this ruling is wrong. A stark and clear analogy might help others realize this as well. How about this: “States now require automakers to install monitoring equipment to prevent exceeding the posted speed limit”.

By: Chris De David

Chris De David — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:36:08 +0000

This is crazy… like Tim said “a very dangerous ruling for ISP’s. It’s like suing the phone company for what someone said while using a phone.”

well, why don’t Air Travel companies get sued for helping people smuggle drugs? same sh1t different smell.

PS: phone companies have hands tied too… if authorities want to place a ‘tap’ then they get it no worries.

By: KwangErn Liew

KwangErn Liew — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:22:29 +0000

Does that mean they will be working closely with iTunes to distinguish those who legally purchased tracks and those who aren’t? And those countless royalty free music sites, and not to forget sites like Amie Street?

Or we all can go back to the DRM-era with proper standards. Now, that would be awesome isn’t it?

Oh, think I forgot about those who run SlimServer too.

A big ambitious technology to build I must say.

Fun.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:04:49 +0000

In this global economy, whose law reigns supreme?

Look for WIPO and the WTO to make major changes to US laws/sovereignty

By: de tomKronieken » Blog Archive » België in het internationale nieuws

de tomKronieken » Blog Archive » België in het internationale nieuws — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:36:37 +0000

[...] een klein land groot kan zijn: we worden vernoemd in één van de grootste webnewssites: Belgium Says ISPs Must Protect Copyright. Gaan we nu allemaal samen eens proberen om volgende keer positief in het nieuws te [...]

By: Nick Gonzalez

Nick Gonzalez — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:00:03 +0000

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By: Concrete Stain

Concrete Stain — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:12:06 +0000

news flash – news flash

– ISP pricing just sky rocketed in belgium

By: Paul Jensen

Paul Jensen — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:54:47 +0000

Where can I get that poster? sorry to leech

By: Robin Wauters

Robin Wauters — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:06:32 +0000

@Bob Jones: man, you really don’t know a thing about Belgium

The majority of the population (only about 35% speaks French by the way) wants Belgium to stay one nation as it is.

By: Steinbring Inc.

Steinbring Inc. — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:15:00 +0000

Belgium ISPs have been told they have legal responsibility for piracy…

A court in Belgium has ruled that an Internet Service Provider bears the responsibility for stopping illegal file-sharing on its network. Although the ruling was made in Belgium, it relies on the E.U. copyright directive and may set precedent for the e…

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:55:55 +0000

Oh dear.
There’s always someone trying who wants to restrict web content.

…and very nice graphic.

Travis
http://www.techshoot.net

By: chall

chall — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:21:46 +0000

Not a good ruling from an ISP point of view. But having said that I think there must better ways of achieving the same objective(copyright protection) without necessarily putting all the load on the IPSs.

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:11:41 +0000

Why is a tiny little country like Belgium, made up of around 5 million French poeple who’d prefer the country to be part of France and 5 million Dutch people who’d prefer the country to be part of The Netherlands and some lost Germans, has any influence over other European nations? OH right, the EU … great, I’m now at the whim of an unelected bozo in Belgium.

Obviously the wrong decision, but I’ve come to expect rulings like this, nobody cares about freedom and privacy anymore … the EU has no room for personal liberties.

By: Mind Booster Noori

Mind Booster Noori — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:16:27 +0000

The Register talks about 11 ways to stop illegal p2p traffic, while Macworld talks about 7. I would really like to know how many are they for sure, and which. The only that was talked about is "Audible Magic", which was already proven to have flaws, thus not being effective. Also, that sollution has already their share of problems...

By: Dave McClure

Dave McClure — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:15:07 +0000

nice [re-]use of graphic

By: Tech Policy Summit blog

Tech Policy Summit blog — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:54:52 +0000

Belgian Court Requires ISP to Enforce Copyright…

A court in Belgium has ordered that an ISP named Scarlet Extended SA must install technology to prevent its customers from illegally sharing pirated content over its network. The ISP has six months to comply, before facing fines of approximately…

By: Omega Wolf

Omega Wolf — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:52:11 +0000

Typical! They always protect the interests of the big companies instead of the rights of the common man.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:23:17 +0000

Love the picture. Classic!

This is a very dangerous ruling for ISP’s. It’s like suing the phone company for what someone said while using a phone.

Crazy.