Europe rules ISPs can't be forced to block pirate sites

A European court has ruled that record labels and film studios can't use the courts to instruct a broadband company to track or try to block a customer.

Record labels, film studios, and other owners of copyrighted music, movies, or media have in recent years tried to steer government and courts toward making ISPs responsible for piracy. They argue that ISPs should keep an eye on what their customers are doing online, and if they spot a customer illegally accessing copyrighted material, courts should order the ISP to boot the customer off the Internet.