Netherlands lifts ban on The Pirate BayJanuary 30, 2014 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Pirate Bay will no longer be blocked by internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands following a ruling by the country's Hague Appeals Court, Digital Spy said. Local ISPs have been told to restore access to the file-sharing service as barring users from it has proven "ineffective" as a means of tackling copyright infringement. Anti-piracy group Brein has been landed with a bill of around $550,000 to foot the ISPs' legal costs, but the organisation has confirmed that it will launch an appeal of its own to challenge the court's decision. The Pirate Bay has been blocked by service providers in numerous countries, including the UK, but users continue to access the service through proxy servers and other methods. British ISP Virgin Media has revealed that it is watching the Dutch court ruling closely, as it could have implications for the way internet piracy is combated in the UK. "We will look carefully at what this means for the UK, but we do remain beholden to the UK courts," the firm's head of media relations Gareth Mead told BBC News. Last month, the Pirate Bay switched to a top-level .AC domain after its .SX domain was seized by the Dutch authorities. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |