British Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived, data suggests
Posted in: Online TV/Music at 16/07/2012 21:56
A drop in file-sharing following a court ordered block of the Pirate Bay was short-lived, data seen by the BBC suggests.
A major UK internet service provider (ISP) said peer-to-peer (P2P) activity on its network returned to just below normal only a week after the measures were enforced earlier this year.
Critics had warned the ban would prove ineffective.
But the BPI, the music industry trade body, has defended the action.
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