ISPs told to block piracy sites in South Africa – Sources

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ISPs told to block piracy sites in South Africa – Sources

The Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) has reportedly asked Internet service providers in the country to block access to sites which aid in copyright infringement.

 

[CorrieV2.0]

What right do they have to make such a demand? Are ISP's suppose to quake in there boots at the threat of legal action? They can afford lawyers of there own, you know.

 

[Mr Scratch]

SAFACT is full of schit.

 

[koeksGHT]

Yea no, that's illegal.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Isn't this against the law? Surely they have no right to prescribe to ISP's which sites to permit and which others to ban.

 

[ProAsm]

I smell Nochoice here somewhere!

 

[koeksGHT]

Isn't this against the law? Surely they have no right to prescribe to ISP's which sites to permit and which others to ban.

We need a court order.

 

[copacetic]

There is a large difference between 'told' and 'asked'....

 

[Ho3n3r]

We need a court order.

So it's not against the law? Or the court order is above the law?

 

[Peon]

OK, let me straighten this out.

A little band-together organization is telling a very large and lucrative sector to play nice or else?

I think something like this would be approriate

 

[RVQ]

Guess the guys at SAFACT are watching too many of those confiscated movies, they should study up on networking, security and encryption and understand how technology works in the real world first before making silly requests...

 

[MickeyD]

They said SAFACT has informed the Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) that it may consider legal action if ISPs do not agree to its proposal.

Which law?

 

[koeksGHT]

So it's not against the law? Or the court order is above the law?

The court would have to order it but not likely gonna happen. Almost goes into net neutrality category.

 

[crackersa]

I would like to know what sites. It's possible....look how the fbi brought down sites

 

[ginggs]

What "piracy sites" do we have in South Africa?

 

[Mr Scratch]

What "piracy sites" do we have in South Africa?

newzzzz

 

[Bryn]

newzzzz

Nothing but a generic login page to the general public though. Hopefully no one sent an invite to any rats.

 

[crackersa]

Nothing but a generic login page to the general public though. Hopefully no one sent an invite to any rats.

 

[Lucas Buck]

SAFACT is full of schit.

That'sa fact.

 

[Thor]

Net neutrality.