Piracy Shield Study Reveals Massive Overblocking & Collateral Damage
From the perspective of rightsholders, blocking domains and IP addresses is necessary to counter a persistent threat from online piracy. In this context, they insist it is reasonable to force internet intermediaries to intervene, using blocking measures that also elevate the risk of unintended consequences and collateral damage. With blocking demands moving towards a ‘real time’ requirement as standard, increasingly unsupervised...
Dynamic Pirate Site Blocking Injunctions and the Transparency Illusion
Will the United States introduce a pirate site blocking program? Depending on who one asks, the answer could go either way. A slightly different and potentially more complex question isn’t whether the United States will adopt such a program, but whether it should. Is limiting communications absolutely necessary and the only option left? Is it still absolutely necessary after considering how quickly the UK is descending into...
