With 2.0 release, High Court demands 37 ISPs to block 12,000 websites

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With 2.0 release, High Court demands 37 ISPs to block 12,000 websites

Chennai: As Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' is slated to release today i.e. on Thursday, the Madras High Court has directed 37 internet service providers (ISPs) to block over 12,000 websites that exhibit pirated versions of Tamil movies.

The list includes more than 2,000 websites operated by 'TamilRockers.'

Justice M Sundar passed the order Wednesday while allowing a plea moved by Lyca Productions Private Limited, the movie's producer.

When the plea came up, Lyca's counsel Vijayan Subramanian produced an extensive list of 12,564 illegal websites.

The counsel contended that when 'TamilRockers' website is blocked, it immediately creates mirror websites by changing an insignificant part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or any other extension, and are therefore able to reinstate the infringing material with minimal effort.

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