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Piratebay ISP block (See Mod Note in post 1)

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    #32
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Not posting any direct link but it's very simple, just googling "TPB proxy" seems to be the best way.


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    #33
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    MOH wrote: »
    Don't joke. I say that's in the pipeline, they'll be demanding Google remove information on how to access copyright material.

    How about a government "sponsored" search engine, in conjunction with our friends at IRMA, EMI, $ony :P

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



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    #34
    old_aussie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    No problems with piratebay in Oz

    ISP's are not responsible for piracy


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    #35
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭FourFourRED


    It looks like Vodafone have already started putting the block in place.

    https://twitter.com/fourfourred



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    #36
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,502 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    google have their own torrent search engine. looks like we better block google


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    #37
    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    3 are blocking PB now :mad: . . . ffs nanny state run by chicken livered brown envelope loving twats.

    Ken


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    #38
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Tried to access TPB on my UPC connection tonight...

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    #39
    IT-Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭IT-Guy


    On UTV Internet and no blocking TPB yet, long may it continue :p


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    #40
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    IT-Guy wrote: »
    On UTV Internet and no blocking TPB yet, long may it continue :p

    ISPs were given a month were they not?

    2 more days left


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    #41
    practice
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    So sad unable to access piratebay on UPC today.

    Rumour has it that a Bill is being prepared in the Dail to outlaw the sale of blank CDs and DVDs.


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    #42
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    practice wrote: »
    Rumour has it that a Bill is being prepared in the Dail to outlaw the sale of blank CDs and DVDs.

    Sounds like bull to me, sure many use CDs/DVDs for backing up photos/storage etc. A CD/DVD tax may be suggested, but even then I cannot see how it would be justified. I'm sure most piracy doesn't use CDs/DVDs anymore anyways

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



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    #43
    Khannie
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 37,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    practice wrote: »
    Rumour has it that a Bill is being prepared in the Dail to outlaw the sale of blank CDs and DVDs.

    That would be so funny if it were true. :D

    "Ireland - responding to piracy from the 1990's in 2013"


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    #44
    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    This ****ing state is a joke. We should find out where these politicians live and reclaim the wealth they have stolen from us. It makes me sick knowing the likes of bertie Ahern and his Cronies are still collecting fat pensions when they sold out our resources for 3 magic beans. The ****ers should be tarred and feathered and dragged through the streets of Dublin as a warning to the rest of them.

    They can only keep taking things away from people for so long. But we're Irish and we'll put up with it instead of showing them we won't. We don't even protest these things.


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    #45
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    practice wrote: »
    Rumour has it that a Bill is being prepared in the Dail to outlaw the sale of blank CDs and DVDs.

    Surely they will ban VHS tapes too? :pac:


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    #46
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,245 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Time to update my bookmarks, now which proxy to use...


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    #47
    ASJ112
    Site Banned Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭ASJ112


    Does anybody know what ISPs aren't doing this censorship ? I'd rather give my broadband fee to somebody else if possible


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    #48
    Pudsy33
    Registered Users Posts: 10,729 ✭✭✭✭Pudsy33


    Still up on Vodafone.


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    #49
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,245 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    ASJ112 wrote: »
    Does anybody know what ISPs aren't doing this censorship ? I'd rather give my broadband fee to somebody else if possible
    Sky were not included


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    #50
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    Bah! Up until a few days ago I was able to visit piratebay and now its blocked!!!

    It's good I downloaded all the stuff I wanted to before piratebay got blocked... Now will need to look elsewhere in the future... :(

    I'm on magnet btw... So it really seems to be happening!!


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    #51
    wilford
    Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭wilford


    Well damn you Mr High Court Judge it must have taken me an extra 20 seconds to find what I was looking for,do they really think blocking a website will stop what's going on?


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    #52
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    ASJ112 wrote: »
    Does anybody know what ISPs aren't doing this censorship ? I'd rather give my broadband fee to somebody else if possible
    All ISPs will be forced sooner or later, don't think Tesco Mobile are blocking it either. Sky aren't but that's because they weren't in Ireland at the time,

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



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    #53
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    ASJ112 wrote: »
    Does anybody know what ISPs aren't doing this censorship ? I'd rather give my broadband fee to somebody else if possible

    Well it's not really the ISP's fault in fairness. UPC fought it for as long as they could! There's simple solutions to getting around the block, without going into much detail, TPB themselves have a proxy version of their site.


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    #54
    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    Haven't used the piratebay in months, there's tons of other sites out there so no big deal.


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    #55
    practice
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    All should remember that it was a Labour Minister that made this possible, by getting a bill passed in the Dail. As minister with responsibility for Research & Innovation in the Department of Enterprise Mr. Sean Sherlock should be proud.
    In his hands we can all move forward in this country the responsability should be mine and mine alone as to what sites I visit.
    If UPC and others are not giving me a full internet service can I claim a price reduction


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    #56
    Dhenalau
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Dhenalau


    Doesn't change anything, there is so many PB proxies to choose from...:D


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    #57
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    wilford wrote: »
    do they really think blocking a website will stop what's going on?

    I highly doubt the powers that be truly understand any of this in detail.


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    #58
    Twoandahalfmen
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Twoandahalfmen


    af_thefragile wrote: »
    Bah! Up until a few days ago I was able to visit piratebay and now its blocked!!!

    It's good I downloaded all the stuff I wanted to before piratebay got blocked... Now will need to look elsewhere in the future... :(

    I'm on magnet btw... So it really seems to be happening!!

    I'm on magnet and its still there!


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    #59
    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭MOH


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    ISPs were given a month were they not?

    2 more days left

    They were given six weeks.
    practice wrote: »
    Rumour has it that a Bill is being prepared in the Dail to outlaw the sale of blank CDs and DVDs.
    In fairness, it's not just Ireland that's gone insane. Printer prices may rise as a result of this insanity:
    Gizmodo wrote:
    The European Court of Justice has just ruled that printer companies will have to pay levies to copyright holders because you, the user, could print out something copyrighted without permission


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    #60
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    MOH wrote: »
    In fairness, it's not just Ireland that's gone insane. Printer prices may rise as a result of this insanity:

    Why not just force developers to charge more for the "Print" function.


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    #61
    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    Still up on Vodafone.
    It was down for me yesterday. For the first time in I don't know how long I went looking for a torrent. The only reason for it being I ordered the new daft punk album from wowhd and got sick of waiting for it. I was going to end up making a copy for the car anyway and putting the actual disk away in a safe place so it makes no difference and I figure I'm well within my rights.

    I just searched for the torrent on google, piratebay was the first result, it was blocked so I went with the second result, album was downloaded 10 minutes later. Sterling work Sherlock.


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