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ISP blocking

coldpaw · 2009-11-30 13:06:27

can an ISP block access to a website if they are instructed too? and if is difficult to get around this?

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30-11-2009 2:06pm

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coldpaw

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can an ISP block access to a website if they are instructed too? and if is difficult to get around this?

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#2 30-11-2009 2:09pm
blubloblu

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Eircom are doing this with The Pirate Bay. There's nothing in law that forces them to do so. In fact, recent EU legislation may force them to respect their customers' rights.

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