EBook piracy sites to be blocked by UK net providers

• 27 May 2015
• BBC News

The owner of FreeBookSpot claims to have removed 10,000 eBook links following the Publishers Association's complaint

Seven websites that help users find unauthorised copies of eBooks are to be blocked in the UK by the country's leading broadband providers.

The Publishers Association has obtained a High Court order that requires the internet service providers (ISPs) to act by 9 June.
The offending sites are based overseas.

The movie, music and luxury goods industries have previously employed similar tactics to cause more than 100 other sites to be blocked.

The Publishers Association said that more than 80% of the material it had found on the ad-supported platforms involved, had infringed copyright.
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