Danish ISP Odered To Block Allofmp3.com

[GhostShip]

Another case of IFPI monopoly enforcing folks.

http://www.slyck.com/story1321.html

In a quiet legal proceeding that caught little in the way of media attention, the IFPI brought a civil lawsuit against Danish ISP Tele2, demanding the cessation of customer access to AllofMP3.com. Tele2 is one of Europe’s largest ISPs, and like anywhere else in the world, has its fair share of customers who enjoy the Russian gray market site. The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) brought the lawsuit in hopes of forcing the ISP to block AllofMP3.com from its customers.

The IFPI has accomplished its mission. In a decision rendered today, a court ruled that Tele2 must block AllofMP3.com from its Danish customers. The Danish recording industry had been active in its attempts to prevent Danish citizens from accessing the site, however it wasn’t until the IFPI became involved did the tide turn in the music industry’s favor.

The telecommunications industry in Denmark has expressed outrage and concern over the verdict, as they feel it implies ISPs are now responsible for the activities of their users – not to mention a legal gray area where no verdict has been made against AllofMP3.

While I,m sure folks can bypass this measure I,m more worried about the censorship of the web aspect, in the case of child porn we all agree its a necessary thing but to impose censorship purely to enforce a business monopoly is morally wrong and brings the law into disregard.

[Neutron]

The difference is that everyone agrees with file sharing, only the RIAA etc etc disagree with it. Child porn is something that mostly everyone disagrees with.
The majority wants to legalise file sharing, and the majority wants to get rid of child porn. The majority decides. ISPs should NOT be forced into blocking certain services on the internet by a small group of people with a lot of money. The web contains an endless amount of information, which should be free for everyone to read. They have no more right to force blocking than I do, just because they have more money than me.