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<b>The Pirate Bay: British ISPs Ordered To Block File-Sharing
Website</b><br>
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The Huffington Post UK | By Charlie Lindlar Posted: 30/04/2012
16:00 Updated: 30/04/2012 17:02<br>
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The Pirate Bay<br>
The file-sharing website allows users to share files with limitless
users across the world<br>
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Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay will be blocked in the
UK, following a High Court ruling on Monday.<br>
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The website, which allows users to share films, music, games and TV
shows for free, will be cordoned off by internet service providers
(ISPs) including Sky, Virgin Media and O2, restricting UK users'
access to the website.<br>
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The website itself hosts no illegal files, instead acting as a
conduit for users to share files amongst each other.<br>
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The site was prohibited after an attempt by the British Phonographic
Industry (BPI) to voluntarily block the site. ISPs refused to do so
without a court order.<br>
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The BPI's chief executive Geoff Taylor said that: "The High Court
has confirmed that The Pirate Bay infringes copyright on a massive
scale."<br>
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Taylor went on to claim, "sites like The Pirate Bay destroy jobs in
the UK and undermine investment in new British artists."
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