Hollywood battling BT over downloads

LONDON – Colin Firth’s box office hit The King’s Speech is at the heart of a court battle that opened yesterday over online piracy…

LONDON – Colin Firth's box office hit The King's Speechis at the heart of a court battle that opened yesterday over online piracy between Hollywood film giants and BT.

Major studios, including Paramount Pictures and Disney, have asked the high court in London to force the internet service provider to block access to the website Newzbin2, which they claim is "infringing copyright on an enormous scale" and helping distribute content including 75 illicit versions of The King's Speech. – ( Guardianservice)

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