[kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally

[Mark Kipyegon]

>From a technical standpoint how feasible is it to simply blacklist sites?

Clone sites and proxies exist to circumvent these blocks.


On 29/01/2015 14:48, Bernard Kioko via kictanet wrote:
> James i posted a link where high court in UK ruled those same sites be
> blocked by ISPs and that's happening.
> 
> What's ur comment on that?
> On Jan 29, 2015 2:43 PM, "James Mbugua via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
>> Listers,
>>
>> Hmm...I don't know why I get the feeling this is a case of throwing mud at
>> the wall to see if it will stick.
>>
>> ISPs have never been held liable for downloading illegal content anywhere
>> in the world. From the get go let us dispense with that. Neither will they
>> be found so in this case.
>>
>> I remember vividly when Napster came out and also when Kazaa
>> followed....groups went after the sites not the ISPs. To this day, it is
>> piracy sites that even the FBI goes for not the likes of Comcast or AT$T.
>> Data privacy does not allow you to start checking what your customer is
>> downloading or uploading....this is not China and getting into that
>> territory is very dangerous for people's rights.
>>
>> Let these guys do the hard work and go for the piracy sites or sue NTSA
>> for allowing bhang to be transported on our roads.
>>
>> lol
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Davis Onsakia via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Will be an interesting case to keep the eye on.
>>>
>>> What is not in doubt is that the final ruling will set a very serious
>>> precedent on how to deal with copyright issues when it comes to the Online
>>> World.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Davis M Onsakia
>>> "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the
>>> shore for a very long time."
>>>
>>> On 29 January 2015 at 13:46, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Reading from the article it says there is a list.
>>>> On Jan 29, 2015 1:23 PM, "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does Kenya have necessary laws, and do the copyright holders have a
>>>>> list of infringing sites?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:04 Bernard Kioko <bkioko at bernsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/11/uk-high-court-forces-big-isps-block-56-new-internet-piracy-websites.html
>>>>>> On Jan 29, 2015 12:51 PM, "Dennis Kioko via kictanet" <
>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Interesting case, though I wonder how ISPs allow people to allow
>>>>>>> content illegally. Any one with some insight?
>>>>>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-illegal-downloads/-/539550/2605386/-/na4mbsz/-/index.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>