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"BT is under mounting pressure to take action against illegal filesharing website The Pirate Bay. Hollywood film studios, record companies and publishers have formally requested that the service provider block the website following a landmark court victory over a similar platform. Last week, the Motion Picture Association won a legal battle against filesharing website Newzbin2, a move which coerced BT to clamp down on the site. The BPI is spearheading a similar campaign against Pirate Bay. &amp;quot;Now that the high court has clarified the law, as a sector we need to keep up the pressure on these illegal sites,&amp;quot; said John Smith, general secretary of the Musicians&amp;#039; Union. A coalition, which also includes Pact, the Motion Picture Association and the Publishers Association, has submitted a formal plea to BT, and will take court action if the service provider does not carry out the request, The Guardian reports. &amp;quot;We can confirm we are now in receipt of a letter from the BPI [requesting that BT block the Pirate Bay site]. BT is considering its response,&amp;quot; said a BT spokesperson. &amp;quot;In line with the Newzbin judgment, a court order will be needed before any blocking could begin. BT is currently focused on implementation of that order.&amp;quot; Service providers across Europe, in countries including Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Belgium and Sweden, have previously been served with orders to block Pirate Bay. The site has remained in operation despite the lawsuits. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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