100M : The Pirate Bay is blocked

[kwikbreaks]

Even multiple HD streams don't require anything like 100Mbps. Peanut is spot on that the high end VM products are to a large extent taken to speed up high volume downloads be they full quality bluray rips, tatty not-worth-watching divx stuff or linux ISOs (which I doubt make up even 1% of the traffic).

[basicfags]

wed 9th may midday. i can still acess tpb from bt broadband (no block in place). perhaps bt realise it's a waste of time/money/effort even attempting to block it. why don't bt feel the need to follow the courts instruction as quickly as virgin. is there some kind of time limit to implement the block or was it with immediate effect. you would think the major isp's would get there heads together on something like this and at least be singing from the same hymm sheet.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by basicfags

wed 9th may midday. i can still acess tpb from bt broadband (no block in place). perhaps bt realise it's a waste of time/money/effort even attempting to block it. why don't bt feel the need to follow the courts instruction as quickly as virgin. is there some kind of time limit to implement the block or was it with immediate effect. you would think the major isp's would get there heads together on something like this and at least be singing from the same hymm sheet.

BT also have to block it, just they haven't been told to do so immediately http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04...locking_order/

Those ISPs that have been told to block it have to do so by Friday

[basicfags]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

BT also have to block it, just they haven't been told to do so immediately http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04...locking_order/

Those ISPs that have been told to block it have to do so by Friday

mmmmmm interesting, perhaps bt are going to tell them to stuff off....

Originally Posted by AaronCooper

Sorry .... Hollywood makes somewhere in the region of 600 films per year and you're forming an argument justifying piracy on the strength of the success of just one of them?

That's beyond moronic.

[_wtf_]

Originally Posted by Chris

Sorry .... Hollywood makes somewhere in the region of 600 films per year and you're forming an argument justifying piracy on the strength of the success of just one of them?

That's beyond moronic.

I think the argument would be more along the lines of if piracy is such a problem how come so many people, a record number by all accounts, paid to see this movie in the cinema surely they would have just downloaded it? I'd check to see if it was available but I can't get on TPB. Oh wait ...

A week before its premiere in US movie theaters, a camcorded version of The Avengers appeared online.

Anyone get the feeling that it may actually be 'Hollywood' that's releasing these?

[Milambar]

Maybe they felt, as I did, that it was one of the few films that deserved to be seen on the silver screen, with full dolby surround sound, people munching popcorn behind them, mobile phones going off... Oi, keep it down. I'm trying to watch the film...... Yeah, you too mate.

My local cinema even added £2 on to the entrance price, over what a movie normally costs, grrr. It was still well worth watching.

Some movies just have to be seen on the big screen. I could have waited for the dvd to be released, even considered it, but in the end, decided that Avengers Assemble was one of the few that I wanted to see on the silver screen. My decision had nothing to do with piracy, and everything to do with enjoyment.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by martyh

Very true ,i have the complete set of sg1 dvd's collected over a couple of years via a magazine subscription ,but for viewing purposes i downloaded the exact same set onto my NAS drive ,i have about 70 DVD's aside from those and everysingle one has been backed up for viewing on my NAS via download .I know it is illegal but should the unlikely event of me ending up in court for copyright infringement happen i am willing to fight my corner because i haven't deprived anyone of any money

I think i may have that exact same set of DVD's. Do they form a picture when they are in the right order in your dvd cabinet ?

[peanut]

You're either ripping the media business off or they are ripping you off. Pretty much why I don't or can't form an opinion either way.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by basicfags

mmmmmm interesting, perhaps bt are going to tell them to stuff off....

You think anyone can actually defy a court order (and such a public one) and get away with it? As usual, there was a more logical reason.

[basicfags]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

You think anyone can actually defy a court order (and such a public one) and get away with it? As usual, there was a more logical reason.

do pray tell ?

Originally Posted by Sirius

I think i may have that exact same set of DVD's. Do they form a picture when they are in the right order in your dvd cabinet ?

yes they do

[Milambar]

Its my understanding that BT, and VM were given a set deadline to enact the blockage, in order to consider their legal position, and decide if they were going to appeal.

BT decided to use all the time they were given before blocking it, VM decided to block it immediately.

[basicfags]

Originally Posted by Milambar

Its my understanding that BT, and VM were given a set deadline to enact the blockage, in order to consider their legal position, and decide if they were going to appeal.

BT decided to use all the time they were given before blocking it, VM decided to block it immediately.

so bt may be considering appealing this appalling dodgy court decison then. more power to them if they do. guess we'll find out on friday.

[carlwaring]

Originally Posted by basicfags

do pray tell ?

Erm... Post #378.