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blocking injunctions97A
Nintendo Co Ltd v British Telecommunications plc
[2021] EWHC 3511 (Ch)
Key Principle
Under s.97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 the court may order internet service providers to block, or attempt to block, access to websites facilitating large-scale copyright infringement (here sites linking to pirate Nintendo Switch games) where the statutory jurisdictional conditions are met and the order is proportionate.
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