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Usenet Provider Doesn’t Have to Filter

By Usenet-Reviews March 24, 2015 March 26, 2015 Blog

The defunct News-Service.com, once one of the leading Usenet providers with many prominent resellers, has scored a court victory against Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN. The appeals court overturned a previous verdict and ruled that the Usenet provider doesn’t have to monitor and filter pirated content. In 2009, Dutch anti-piracy group… Read More »

Giganews Not Liable for Users Conduct

By Usenet-Reviews March 24, 2015 March 26, 2015 Blog

A federal court in California has ruled that Usenet service provider Giganews is not guilty of copyright infringement, nor can it be held responsible for customers who do pirate content. The case in question was brought by adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 which previously lodged similar complaints against Amazon, Google… Read More »