On September 1, the Oslo District Court ordered the largest internet providers in Norway to block access to The Pirate Bay and six similar websites.
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On September 1, the Oslo District Court ordered the largest internet providers in Norway to block access to The Pirate Bay and six similar websites.
In 2013, the Storting passed important amendments to the Copyright Act, which gave Norwegian courts the legal basis to order changes to the Copyright Act. The amendment gave Norwegian courts the legal basis to order Norwegian internet service providers to block websites that contribute to the illegal distribution of music and films. Now, the Oslo District Court has ordered the largest internet service providers in Norway to block access to seven websites that provide access to copyrighted film and music content.
– Our members are learning that piracy of films and music is still a significant problem that causes major losses for Norwegian filmmakers, composers and lyricists. According to a 2014 survey, The Pirate Bay contained a total of 2,8 million works – the vast majority of which were made available illegally. This should not continue. Now we have won a major victory in Norway. It is a crushing verdict against the pirates, says Ingrid Kindem, chairwoman of NOPA (a group association in TONO). – The fact that these websites are now being blocked is good news for both those who create and those who enjoy Norwegian films, TV series and music.
Read the full press release from NOPA, the Norwegian Videogram Association and the law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig by clicking here. click here.