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Europe-wide BitTorrent indexer blockade looms after Pirate Bay blow

Kiwi

So when do they go after...

Even though these files are submitted by its users, and even though the copyrighted material that the torrent files download are not hosted by The Pirate Bay, the site still "plays an essential role in making those works available," said an official statement [PDF] from the court.

c/f Google who DO host the material that people pirate through them (via youtube).

When are they going to be named as a company that "infringes copyright".

Wonder what internet speeds would be like today if it wasn't for torrents (though I suspect it's been porn that really was the speed driver!)

El Reg can we get a hypocrite icon?

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