Policy · 2h ago
EuroISPA demands rightsholders pay for collateral damage from piracy blocks
EuroISPA, representing European ISPs, filed a complaint with the European Commission arguing that aggressive anti-piracy blocking often takes down innocent sites. The group wants copyright holders to be liable for such collateral damage. The complaint warns that current practices cause massive overblocking, affecting DNS and VPN services.
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This complaint shifts the debate from how to block piracy to who bears the cost of mistakes, potentially reshaping EU copyright enforcement.
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From ISP to DNS and VPNs: Rightsholders must be liable for collateral damage in piracy blocking, European ISP group says →
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