Showing posts with label European Court of Justice rules against call for ISPs to curb illegal filesharing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Court of Justice rules against call for ISPs to curb illegal filesharing. Show all posts

Thursday, November 24, 2011

European Court Rejects Call for I.S.P.’s to Curb Illegal File Sharing; New York Times, 11/24/11

Eric Pfanner, New York Times; European Court Rejects Call for I.S.P.’s to Curb Illegal File Sharing:

"The highest court in the European Union said on Thursday that Internet service providers could not be required to monitor their customers’ online activity to filter out the illegal sharing of music and other copyrighted material.

The ruling, by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, is a setback for a Belgian group representing music copyright owners, which had sought tougher measures to crack down on online file sharing."