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We could well be about to see a blanket ban on easy access to usenet archive site Newzbin, with the Motion Picture Association now asking another two UK ISPs to restrict access to the popular download resource.
After successfully forcing BT to begin blocking the site with its Cleanfeed filters we were promised would only be used for the most horrendous criminal images and sites, the MPA now wants to make another three of the UK’s biggest ISPs limit access to the usenet archiving service.
The MPA told the BBC that: “We are involved in constructive discussions but we are not going to comment in detail at this stage,” although the three ISPs confirming they’d received the request and are looking into the costs and processes involved in implementing the ban, should a court order to do so be issued. [BBC]
Obviously the MPA’s motto is “If at first you don’t succeed, try something else that has no hope of working either”. The point is that people on BT were able to get around theses filters with the aid of software, so people on these other ISPs will too.
It’s not this even blocks access to illicit material on Usenet, just some web site indexes those posts and makes NZB pointer files to said posts.
its a small victory for them but they could go after Usenet itself next. Many small steps can lead to something bigger.
Most big ISP’s already throttle Usenet if it takes up to much bandwidth. I’m with virgin and hardly ever see throttling.
There is already a workaround. A pointless crusade is pointless.