Top Court Approves Belgian Generic ISP Blocking Orders
Key Takeaways
  • The Antwerp Court of Cassation has rejected appeals against a generic ISP blocking order.
  • ISPs had argued that the order beached EU directives in requiring them to take an unreasonable level of action against the PirateBay.
  • The court disagreed, and the result will be of interest to other EU countries seeking to control “gray” market gambling.

The highest court in Belgium, the Court of Cassation, has given a ruling which could be used to increase the effectiveness of ISP blocking measures against non-nationally licensed gambling sites.