"We Won't Block Pirate Bay" Swedish Telecom Co

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Last week, a Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal ordered The 
Pirate Bay and streaming portal Swefilmer to be blocked by internet 
service provider Bredbandsbolaget for the next three years. 
<https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/16/2056212/swedish-court-rules-block-the-pirate-bay-for-next-3-years> 
The order was not well supported by other internet service providers in 
Sweden, as it appears they don't like the idea of becoming copyright 
policemen. TorrentFreak reports:

> Last week ISP Bahnhof absolutely slammed the decision to block The 
> Pirate Bay, describing the effort as signaling the "death throes" of 
> the copyright industry. It even hinted that it may offer some kind of 
> technical solution to customers who are prevented from accessing the 
> site. For those familiar with Bahnhof's stance over the years, this 
> response didn't come as a surprise. The ISP is traditionally 
> pro-freedom and has gone out of its way to make life difficult for 
> copyright enforcers of all kinds. However, as one of the leading 
> telecoms companies in Sweden and neighboring Norway, ISP Telia is more 
> moderate. Nevertheless, it too says 
> <https://torrentfreak.com/wont-block-pirate-bay-swedish-telecoms-giant-says-170221/> 
> it has no intention of blocking The Pirate Bay, unless it is forced to 
> do so by law. "No, we will not block if we are not forced to do so by 
> a court," a company press officer said this morning. Telia says that 
> the decision last week from the Patent and Market Court affects only 
> Bredbandsbolaget, indicating that a fresh legal process will be 
> required to get it to respond. That eventuality appears to be 
> understood by the rightsholders but they're keeping their options open. 

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/02/21/2157202/we-wont-block-pirate-bay-swedish-telecoms-giant-says

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