Film-makers take BT to court

Film-makers are going to court in a bid to block access to a site that links to pirated versions of popular movies.

In a British legal first, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has applied for an injunction that would force BT to cut off customers' access to Newzbin, a members-only website which aggregates a large amount of the illegally copied material found on some discussion forums.
The MPA is the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America - the industry body representing movie studios such as Warner, Sony, Fox, Disney and Paramount. It said it was targeting BT first as the largest internet service provider in the UK.It wants BT to block Newzbin with the same system that stops access to sites hosting child sex abuse images.
BT confirmed it would be in court later but did not make any further comment.