Usenetprovider News-Service Europe ceases its activities in anticipation of an appeal in the case against Brains. The service now stops temporarily, but probably stops News-Service Europe final if an appeal is lost.
News-Service Europe has now immediately have ceased trading, it appears on the homepage of the usenetprovider. There is only a communication with the explanation as to why the News Service is stopped with its services. News-Service Europe has resellers as Caiway, Usenext and Binserve.
NSE had asked for postponement of the execution of the judgment, because it is a legal mistake. The judge went on, however, and ordered NSE to comply with the judgment of the previous month. The judgment bore the usenetprovider to content that violates copyrights, to remove. Because NSE does not see a chance all such content, to remove and prevent that which is re-uploaded, think that it is not the judgment can meet, without activities to cease.
According to the court, facilitates NGE aren’t aware, the publication of illegal content’. The usenetprovider stated that they are no more than a conduit, like an isp. According to the court, does the NSE, however, more than the offer of facilities; there would beheerskeuzes be created and NSE would know that a large part of the uploads on usenet is illegal material.
The usenetprovider has appealed, but the earlier judgment must nevertheless be carried out. It is still unclear when the appeal must.
Where the usenet used to be popular was for the exchange of text messages, the system the last few years mainly used for the spread of downloads, often without the permission of the copyright owner. In 2010, said Brain-foreman Kuik for that reason opposite Tweakers.net are arrows on usenetproviders to focus. In February was also usenetcommunity FTD on black, because the company copyright infringement would encourage.
The case was brought by collecting society Brein, since a number of years says to stand up for the copyrights of musicians, filmmakers and developers, software and games. Brain argued previously, lawsuits against, among more torrentsites The Pirate Bay and Mininova.
Update 17:45: NSE in an e-mail explained why it didn’t the verdict could meet without the activities to cease. The article is adjusted accordingly.