Síminn blocks access to torrent sites

No more illegal downloads via Síminn for several torrent sites.

No more illegal downloads via Síminn for several torrent sites. Screenshot from Deildu.net

The Reyk­javik Dis­trict Magistrate has made a rul­ing for telecommunications company Siminn to  block ac­cess to Ice­landic tor­rent site deildu.net and one of the largest tor­rent web­sites in the world, Pi­rate Bay. The web­sites to be blocked are www.deildu.net,www.deildu.com. www.ice­land.pm, www.thepira­tebay.se. www.thepira­tebay.sx and www.thepira­tebay.org. Access will be blocked today. 

An announcement from Síminn the company states that they support respect for copywright laws and that the company has offered films and music to subscribers for a fair price to combat illegal download. Síminn for example offers Spotify access to subscribers.

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