Unlike the current notice and take down system that warns of violations before going to court, the new bill proposes to block websites violating copyright extrajudicially. Image edited by Tetyana Lokot.
Ukraine’s parliament is considering a bill that would require hosting services and Internet service providers to block any website violating copyright protections, without any form of judicial oversight.
Approved in first reading on January 28, the bill is only the latest in a series of attempts by a group of lawmakers to introduce “anti-piracy” norms into legislation aimed at protecting the Ukrainian cinema, television and video industries. But the latest round …read more
Source: Global Voices
