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| Subject: BRUSSELS: Court says ISPs can't be forced to monitor illegal downloads Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:57 am | |
| Internet service providers cannot be forced to block their users from downloading songs illegally, as such an order would breach EU rules, Europe's highest court said in a ruling welcomed by a consumer group.
The Luxembourg-based EU Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its verdict on Thursday in a case involving Belgian music royalty collecting society SABAM and Belgian telecom operator Belgacom unit Scarlet.
SABAM asked a Belgian court to order Scarlet to install a device to prevent its users from downloading copyrighted works. The court ruled in SABAM's favour and order Scarlet to install such a device. However, Scarlet then challenged the ruling, prompting the Belgian court to seek advice from the ECJ.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/court-says-isps-cant-be-forced-to-monitor-illegal-downloads-20111125-1nxxj.html#ixzz1enQ5gZHh
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