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The Pirate Bay 'breaches" BT's ban of the filesharing site | |
(2 days later) | |
BT has joined other UK internet service providers (ISPs) in blocking access to The Pirate Bay (TPB), a ban the group says users have already circumvented. | |
TalkTalk, Sky, Virgin, O2 and Everything Everywhere have already cut off access to the site, which hosts links to pirated music and video. | TalkTalk, Sky, Virgin, O2 and Everything Everywhere have already cut off access to the site, which hosts links to pirated music and video. |
The High Court ordered ISPs to prevent users visiting the site in April. | |
However, TPB new IP (internet protocol) addresses became active on Tuesday following BT's action. | |
BT customers attempting to access the site via its original web address receive the message: "Error - site blocked". | |
However, the Torrent Freak news site reported that if subscribers used either of the two new IP addresses they would still be able to access the TPB's pages. | |
It added that a "Pirate Bay insider" had told it that the site was willing to continue adding new addresses "for years to come". | |
Boosted traffic | Boosted traffic |
BT had cut off access to other alternative addresses, known as proxy sites, previously made available by TPB. | |
But a representative of the UK Pirate Party - a political group that opposes the bans - told BBC News that more proxy sites had been made available "within minutes" of BT's move. | |
About 10% of traffic to its proxy sites now seemed to be coming from BT customers, 30% from Virgin Media customers, 15% via Sky, 6% via TalkTalk and 3% via O2, he said. | |
BT declined to comment on reports the block had been circumvented. | BT declined to comment on reports the block had been circumvented. |
The Pirate Party spokesman said public interest in the service following the ban had also boosted traffic to the party's website. | The Pirate Party spokesman said public interest in the service following the ban had also boosted traffic to the party's website. |
Democratic process | Democratic process |
"This increased traffic isn't just about The Pirate Bay; it seems that the proxy has sparked an interest in the Pirate Party itself, and we are seeing a significant uptick in membership and people navigating the rest of the site," he said. | "This increased traffic isn't just about The Pirate Bay; it seems that the proxy has sparked an interest in the Pirate Party itself, and we are seeing a significant uptick in membership and people navigating the rest of the site," he said. |
"The volume of emails and phone calls into the party has also increased markedly." | "The volume of emails and phone calls into the party has also increased markedly." |
The spokesman added: "Blocks on Pirate Bay have effectively short-circuited the democratic process. | The spokesman added: "Blocks on Pirate Bay have effectively short-circuited the democratic process. |
"Our internet policy is not being run by our elected representatives, it is being dictated by the music industry." | "Our internet policy is not being run by our elected representatives, it is being dictated by the music industry." |