Belgian Court Orders Blocking of Internet Archive's Open Library in Anti-Piracy Measure
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Summary
A Belgian court has ordered intermediaries, including ISPs and DNS providers, to block access to major shadow libraries like the Internet Archive's Open Library. This move is part of broader site-blocking measures aimed at deterring piracy, though their effectiveness remains partial. The article highlights the expansion of such blocking requests to include DNS providers in countries like France, Italy, and now Belgium.
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· 3 pulledTraditional site-blocking measures that require local ISPs to block subscriber access to popular pirate sites are in common use around the world.
More recently, site-blocking requests have begun to target other intermediaries, including DNS providers like Google and Cloudflare.
A Belgian court ordered intermediaries to block access to major shadow libraries, including the Internet Archive's Open Library.
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