United Kingdom copyrightwebsite blocking injunctionsinjunctions

EMI Records Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd

[2013] EWHC 379 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Year2013

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Under s.97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 the High Court may grant a website-blocking injunction requiring internet service providers to block access to peer-to-peer file-sharing sites where the four jurisdictional conditions are met and the order is proportionate.

Area of Law

General

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