Author Topic: Court orders ISPs to block websites, ISPs were not parties to case!  (Read 445 times)

AZRedhawk44

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrieGDMac8

Some sort of Israeli TV pirate streaming service, got sued by Israeli production interests, in US federal court, resulting in a federal judge issuing orders to every US ISP, even though they weren't party to the case.

Weird stuff, man.
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AZRedhawk44

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Wow, not just ISPs.  DNS registrars, VPN vendors, CDN providers, Paypal, other financial institutions... it's a blanket against the world from doing business or communicating with the defendants.
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Judge is way overstepping his jurisdiction.  Also, IMHO it's a 5th Amendment violation (the "Takings Clause")  If I were an ISP outside the judge's district, I would not challenge the order I would just ignore it.  If I were in the southern district of NY, I would challenge it.
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Wouldn't the judge's minions be obliged to serve legal papers on each and every party affected? Sounds like a LOT of process servers would be needed.

The judge issued an order to parties not part of the legal action requiring action - possibly costly action - on their part . . . in effect, drafting them to do his dirty work. Sounds like it may be crossing the line into involuntary servitude.
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Does this just amount to blocking a set of IP addresses and/or websites? 
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Or what?

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They made their ruling, now let's see them enforce it.
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