IFPI statement on European Court of Justice ruling in Scarlet case

24th November 2011

Frances Moore, chief executive, IFPI:
"This judgment will help in our ongoing efforts to protect creative content online. It confirms ISPs and other online intermediaries can be required to take measures against both existing and future online infringements and re-states the importance of protecting intellectual property as a fundamental right. In this particular case, the court rejected the content filtering measure presented by the Belgian court as too broad. However, this does not affect the forms of ISP cooperation that IFPI advocates including graduated response and the blocking of rogue websites, which are already being implemented in countries across Europe."

For further information contact:
Alex Jacob, IFPI London
Email: alex.jacob@ifpi.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7878 7935 (Press Office)

Daniel Friedlaender, IFPI European Office
Email: daniel.friedlaender@ifpi.org
Tel: +32 2 511 9208