The Argentine National Communications Commission Orders to Block The Pirate Bay

Today, the Argentine National Communications Commission (NCC) ordered Internet Service Providers to block access to The Pirate Bay websites in the country within five days. The blocking order complied with an injunction issued by the District Court No. 64 in Buenos Aires in a case initiated by the Argentine Chamber of Phonographic Producers. The District Court issued a so called "auto-satisfactive" measure that does not need any further determination of the merits of the case. Therefore, at least until this decision is reversed on appeal, Argentina has joined the long list of countries blocking access to The Pirate Bay.

The full text of the NCC order (only in Spanish) is available here, while the district court's decision (only in Spanish) can be found here. The website Accesso Directo published here the full list of IP numbers and DNS domains to be blocked.