Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V. (GFF)

September 22, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Website blocking: No copyright liability for DNS services!

EDRi's member Society for Civil Rights (GFF) supports the independent DNS resolver Quad9 in a court case against an interim injunction ordering Quad9 to set up network blocks. The blocking of entire websites is a threat to freedom of information on the internet. Technologically neutral service providers must not bear the costs and risks of enforcing claims for copyright infringements for which they are neither involved in nor aware of.