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And maybe some awareness creation tv time etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I don't know a single isp (okay there is one) that won't have to re work their infrastructure if instructed to block sites such as the ones listed and someone finds a way to enforce a ruling against such isp's. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Doing so requires some unrecoverable capex. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Trying to police sites without changing the very nature /design of the Internet is in my opinion a waste of time and money. (Granted some entities will make money maube even create jobs but I digress). <o:p></o:p></p><p>As usual with technology anything is possible. I'm not sure we have laws to sort this sort of thing out. But hey who said we can't try...<br>.funn fun times ahead <o:p></o:p></p><p>JG<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 29 Jan 2015 13:47, "Bernard Kioko via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Reading from the article it says there is a list. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 29, 2015 1:23 PM, "Dennis Kioko" <<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Does Kenya have necessary laws, and do the copyright holders have a list of infringing sites? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:04 Bernard Kioko <<a href="mailto:bkioko@bernsoft.com" target="_blank">bkioko@bernsoft.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/11/uk-high-court-forces-big-isps-block-56-new-internet-piracy-websites.html" target="_blank">http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/11/uk-high-court-forces-big-isps-block-56-new-internet-piracy-websites.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 29, 2015 12:51 PM, "Dennis Kioko via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Interesting case, though I wonder how ISPs allow people to allow content illegally. Any one with some insight? <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-illegal-downloads/-/539550/2605386/-/na4mbsz/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-illegal-downloads/-/539550/2605386/-/na4mbsz/-/index.html</a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bkioko%40bernsoft.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bkioko%40bernsoft.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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