Andre Yoskowitz
16 Jul 2012 14:06
60 days into the Netherland's and UK's 'experiment' in forcing ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, one ISP says the tactic is completely ineffective in controlling traffic to and from P2P and torrent sites.
Major Dutch ISP XS4All told TF that torrent traffic actually increased after the block.
UPC in the Netherlands says there was only a small temporary blip down before traffic returned to normal.
Another two ISPs, KPN and Ziggo, say volume is exactly where it was before the ban.
In response to the reports, the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) says they are not dissuaded and will "take further steps to deal with illegal sites that line their pockets by ripping off everyone who makes the music we enjoy."