Newzbin was a popular website that allowed people to access binary files posted on a network called ‘Usenet’. The site caused controversy over its stance on copyright material and was the first time an ISP (BT) had been ordered, under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, to block its customers’ access to a website. The Newzbin case was a key moment for the regulation of the Internet and the battle against piracy.
