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Looks like the tpb.pirateparty.org.uk proxy for the Pirate Bay has now been blocked.
My ISP, Virgin, links to a lot of pages about why pirates are bad, mkay. You can still resolve the IP but it looks like the page is now down - which is interesting to me because I thought their blocks were good old DNS-fuckers, easily broken by the use of opendns or the like.
Anyway - the interesting bit is this:
So. Bona-fide political party getting bullied out of existence by commercial interests?
I can't see a lawsuit against the Cuntliberalatives gaining traction - it just wouldn't happen - but miniority interest political groups?
This is much more interesting and important than any of the pro- or anti-pirate issues...
My ISP, Virgin, links to a lot of pages about why pirates are bad, mkay. You can still resolve the IP but it looks like the page is now down - which is interesting to me because I thought their blocks were good old DNS-fuckers, easily broken by the use of opendns or the like.
Anyway - the interesting bit is this:
The record industry has finally struck back. Rather than seeking an injunction against the proxy, or suing the party, it has individually sued the party's executives, seeking to personally bankrupt them and their families.
So. Bona-fide political party getting bullied out of existence by commercial interests?
I can't see a lawsuit against the Cuntliberalatives gaining traction - it just wouldn't happen - but miniority interest political groups?
This is much more interesting and important than any of the pro- or anti-pirate issues...