Swedish court refuses to force ISPs to block access to The Pirate Bay

Unlike many other governments around the world, a Swedish court has ruled that it cannot force ISPs to block their customers’ access to file-sharing site The #PirateBay. The decision came after more than a month of deliberations, according to Swedish publication TheLocal.se and safeguards citizens’ access to the site, despite it being used to distribute copyrighted material. The case was brought by Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Nordisk Film and the Swedish Film Industry to try and force ISP Bredbandsbolaget into blocking the service, as it has been in many other European countries. In the UK, for example, none of the.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/11/29/swedish-court-refuses-to-force-isps-to-block-access-to-the-pirate-bay/