Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Universal City Studios Productions Lllp and Others v British Telecommunications Plc
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | THE HON MR JUSTICE ARNOLD,MR JUSTICE ARNOLD |
| Judgment Date | 26 October 2011 |
| Neutral Citation | [2011] EWHC 1981 (Ch),[2011] EWHC 2714 (Ch) |
| Docket Number | Case No: HC10C04385 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
| Date | 26 October 2011 |
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IP Bulletin - September 2011
...Court – ISP to block access to Newzbin website Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v British Telecommunications plc, [2011] EWHC 1981 (Ch), Arnold J, 28 July The High Court has ordered that BT take measures to block access to the Newzbin website. The applicants were well-known......
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