Andre Yoskowitz
31 Jul 2009 1:11
A judge in the Netherlands has ruled today that the three founders of the The Pirate Bay torrent tracker must begin blocking all traffic to the region before August 9th.
The ruling says specifically that the founders must "each separately and together, stop and keep stopped the infringements on copyright and related rights of Stichting Brein in the Netherlands." If they do not, they will face a fine of 30,000 euro, per day.
Stichting Brein is an anti-piracy group, funded by Dutch copyright holding groups.
Despite the ruling, it is still not clear how the court can enforce the order if the Pirate Bay boys decide to decline, or how they will even get the traffic blocked if they choose to follow the ruling.