BT ordered to block links to Newzbin 2 website

[jacek]

As of June 2011, the Motion Picture Association has applied for an injunction that would force BT - UK's largest ISP - to cut off customers' access to Newzbin. In July 2011, the court ruled that BT must censor access to Newzbin, using Cleanfeed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14322957

Not really sure what to think about this, I'm not very keen on the idea that every website I visit is done so via a proxy server. Saying that it is almost trivial to bypass any blocked site as you can just use https:// in place of http://.

Also, the whole effort of taking the case to court will be made worthless as Newzbin 3 will be up within weeks of it being blocked.

Discuss !

[unemployment]

What is Newzbin 2? Seems like a site for piracy to me which is pretty fantastic. I've never used it nor do I have any knowledge of it.

[jacek]

I had never heard of it before I read that article either. It seems to be "google for pirated content".