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Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive's Open Library Was Put On Hold


cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/35786710

Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive's Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided otherwise. Rightsholders, the authorities, and the Archive are now discussing how to move forward.




Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive's Open Library Was Put On Hold


Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive's Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided otherwise. Rightsholders, the authorities, and the Archive are now discussing how to move forward.





Sandra Bullock – „Das Netz“ (1995)

Es gab mal eine Zeit, da war „Cyberspace“ noch kein slicker Marketingbegriff, sondern eine ziemlich apokalyptische Landschaft aus grünem Code, LAN-Kabeln und knarzenden, piependen Modems. 1995 war die Angst noch frisch – und Hollywood gierig danach. „Hackers“ war bunt und anarchisch, „Sneakers“ charmant-paranoid, und dann kam „Das Netz“: der brave, etwas niedliche Corporate-Thriller, der Sandra Bullock mitten ins digitale Bermuda-Dreieck warf. (ZDF)