Darren Meale

Simmons & Simmons LLP

Online Copyright +

Enforcement = Happiness?

1 April 2014

Blocking injunctions: the

weapon of choice in the UK?

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How long did it take me to find the first

episode of the Walking Dead season 4

online and watch it unlawfully (the first 4

seconds!)?

20 seconds55 seconds

4 minutes

12 minutes

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How long did it take me

to get access to The

Pirate Bay, a website

that is blocked by my

ISP?

48 seconds

14 minutes

58 minutes

24 seconds

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2001: AN INFO SOC ODYSSEY

Copyright MGM

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“The High Court… shall have power to

grant an injunction against a service

provider, where that service provider

has actual knowledge of another

person using their service to infringe

copyright.”

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Where are we now?

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Legal

issues?

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Where next?

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Blocking injunctions: the

weapon of choice in the UK?